William V. Houston, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William V. Houston

American physicist

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1900

Place of Birth: Mount Gilead, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 22-Aug-1968

Profession: physicist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

William Vermillion Houston (January 19, 1900 – August 22, 1968) was an American physicist who made contributions to spectroscopy, quantum mechanics, and solid-state physics as well as being a teacher and administrator.
He became the second president of Rice University in 1946. His family name is pronounced HOW-stun, in contrast to the pronunciation of the city of Houston in which he lived for much of his career.