Smith, David W., 1948-

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Name (Latin)
Smith, David W., 1948-
Date of birth
1948-03-17
Associated country
United States
Field of activity
Microbiology
Occupation
College teachers
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
VIAF: 115593871
Wikidata: Q5239889
Library of congress: n 83231565
Sources of Information
  • Brock, T.D. Biology of microrganisms, 1984:CIP t.p. (David W. Smith, Univ. of Delaware) data sheet (b. 3/17/48)
  • The midsummer classic, 2001:t.p. (David W. Smith)
  • E-mail from author, Apr. 13, 2011:(author of Biology of microrganisms and The midsummer classic)
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Wikipedia description:

David W. Smith (born March 17, 1948) is an American microbiologist, baseball historian and analyst, and statistician. He is best known as the founder of Retrosheet, a volunteer organization whose mission is to collect, digitize, and distribute play-by-play accounts from every game in Major League Baseball history. Additionally, Smith also writes research articles on baseball. Smith's work in baseball research has been widely praised and he has received a number of awards for his work, including from the Society for American Baseball Research and the Baseball Reliquary.

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