Gates (g ts), Horatio 1728?-1806. American Revolutionary general who became a hero after winning the Battle of Saratoga (1777) but suffered a humiliating defeat at Camden, South Carolina (1780). |
| Gates, William Henry Known as "Bill." Born 1955. American computer software designer and business executive who cofounded Microsoft in 1975 and as chairman built it into one of the largest computer software manufacturers in the world. |
Gates [geɪts]
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1. (Biographies / Gates, Bill (1955 M, US, TECHNOLOGY: computer-scientist) Bill, full name William Henry Gates. born 1955, US computer-software executive; founder (1976) of Microsoft Corporation
2. (Biographies / Gates, Henry Louis (1950 M, US, MISC: scholar, WRITING: critic) Henry Louis. born 1950, US scholar and critic, who pioneered African-American studies in such works as Figures in Black (1987)
3. (Biographies / Gates, Horatio (?1728-1806) M, US, MILITARY: general) Horatio. ?1728-1806, American Revolutionary general: defeated the British at Saratoga (1777)
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| Noun | 1. | Gates - United States computer entrepreneur whose software company made him the youngest multi-billionaire in the history of the United States (born in 1955) |
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