# William Smith

> William Macdonald Smith was a South African science and mathematics teacher who was best known for his maths and science lessons on television. Born in Makhanda (Grahamstown), he is the son of the ichthyologist Margaret Mary Smith and Professor J. L. B. Smith, the renowned chemist and ichthyologist who identified the coelacanth.

*South African television science and mathematics teacher*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Movie Director ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999))
- **Category:** Directors
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1939-06-25
- **Died:** 2024-08-21
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Macdonald Smith was a South African science and mathematics teacher who was best known for his maths and science lessons on television. Born in Makhanda (Grahamstown), he is the son of the ichthyologist Margaret Mary Smith and Professor J. L. B. Smith, the renowned chemist and ichthyologist who identified the coelacanth.

## Fame
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- **Historical depth:** 2.2 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [William Smith (teacher)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Smith_(teacher))
- [William Smith](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Smith)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8018539)

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