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|name=William Addams Reitwiesner |
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|birth_date={{birth date|1954|03|8}} |
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|birth_place=[[Havre de Grace, Maryland]] |
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|death_date={{death date|2010|11|12}} |
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|parents=George Walter Reitwiesner <br /> Homé Stephens McAllister |
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|url = http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/12/11/AR2010121102394.html |
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|title = A Local Life: William Addams Reitwiesner, 56; genealogist of presidents, kings and thousands of commoners |
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== Biography == |
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Reitwiesner was born in [[Havre de Grace, Maryland]] on 8 March 1954 and grew up in [[Aberdeen, Maryland]] and [[Silver Spring, Maryland|Silver Spring]]. His grandfather was a board member of the [[National Genealogical Society]] and from the age of 5, Reitwiesner would explore his grandfather's library. |
Reitwiesner was born in [[Havre de Grace, Maryland]] on 8 March 1954 and grew up in [[Aberdeen, Maryland]] and [[Silver Spring, Maryland|Silver Spring]]. His grandfather was a board member of the [[National Genealogical Society]] and from the age of 5, Reitwiesner would explore his grandfather's library. |
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He died of cancer in [[Washington DC]] on 12 November 2010. |
He died of cancer in [[Washington DC]] on 12 November 2010. |
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== Works and publications == |
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Genealogies that he published include:<ref>{{cite web |
Genealogies that he published include:<ref>{{cite web |
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William Addams Reitwiesner | |
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| Born | March 8, 1954 |
| Died | November 12, 2010 |
| Parent(s) | George Walter Reitwiesner Homé Stephens McAllister |
William Addams Reitwiesner, (8 March 1954 - 12 November 2010), was a genealogist who traced the ancestry of United States political figures, European royalty and celebrities.[1]
Biography
Reitwiesner was born in Havre de Grace, Maryland on 8 March 1954 and grew up in Aberdeen, Maryland and Silver Spring. His grandfather was a board member of the National Genealogical Society and from the age of 5, Reitwiesner would explore his grandfather's library.
After graduating from Montgomery Blair High School in 1972, Reitwiesner joined the Library of Congress's Congressional Research Division as a cart pusher. He spent the rest of his working life in menial jobs at the Library of Congress so that he could devote his time pursuing his interest in genealogy. Although much of his work was self-published on the internet, he acquired a reputation for meticulousness and accuracy[1] and many genealogists cited him in their publications.
He died of cancer in Washington DC on 12 November 2010.
Works and publications
Genealogies that he published include:[2]
- The Ancestry of Kate Middleton, now wife of Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (published posthumously by the New England Historic Genealogical Society)
- The Ancestry of Mary Donaldson, now Crown Princess of Denmark
- The Ancestry of Camilla Parker Bowles, now Duchess of Cornwall.
- Descendants of Bonnie Prince Charlie
- Ancestry of Barack Obama, Joe Biden, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Bill Clinton, Al Gore and many other US political figures.
- Ancestry of David Cameron, Nicolas Sarkozy and other prominent European figures.
He prefaced his genealogy of Barack Obama with the text "The following material on the immediate ancestry of Barack Obama should not be considered either exhaustive or authoritative, but rather as a first draft." Most of his other Internet publications carry similar disclaimers.
Publications where his assistance or publications have been acknowledged include:
- Williamson's work on the ancestry of Diana, Princess of Wales[3]
References
- ^ a b Timothy R Smith (11 December 2010). "A Local Life: William Addams Reitwiesner, 56; genealogist of presidents, kings and thousands of commoners". The Washington Post. Retrieved 3 February 2011.
- ^ "WARGS (William Addams Reitwiesner Genealogical Services) Homepage". Retrieved 2011-02-03.
- ^ David Williamson (1981). "The ancestry of Lady Diana Spencer". The Genealogists Magazine. 20 (6). Society of Genealogists: 192–197.