William Seward Burroughs I

Biography

William Seward Burroughs I was an inventor who brought precision and imagination to the challenges of business and calculation. His work on the adding machine helped transform accounting practices and laid groundwork for innovations that persist into the modern era.

He balanced technical brilliance with a deep sense of responsibility, founding a company that would bear his name and continue his passion for improving the tools of commerce. He is interred at Bellefontaine Cemetery, where admirers reflect on the legacy of his inventive mind.