William Matthews (engineer)
Sir William Matthews (8 March 1844 – 8 January 1922) was a British civil engineer.
He was educated at Glenalmond College and King's College London.
Matthews was born in Penzance to John and Alice Matthews, John Matthews was, at that time, the borough surveyor for Penzance.
William spent a few years working for his father as an assistant surveyor before gaining work as chief assistant to John Coode.
He was eventually made a partner in Coode's firm which became Coode, Son and Matthews.
His most notable works with the firm were harbours and docks, many of which were undertaken for the Admiralty, and include works on Dover Harbour, Singapore Docks and the Grand Harbour in Valletta, Malta.
He also undertook inspections of Cape Colony, Ceylon, Cyprus, Hong Kong and Malta harbours for the British Admiralty.
On 9 July 1906 he was appointed to a Royal Commission to investigate tidal and coastal flooding in the United Kingdom, and in 1912 he was appointed to the Royal Commission on Fuel and Engines.
He became an associate member of the Institution of Civil Engineers in 1870, a full member in 1876 and served as president between November 1907 and November 1908.
He was appointed a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1901, and a Knight Commander (KCMG) of the same order in 1906.
He was also made an officer of the Belgian Order of Léopold in 1894 in recognition of his work on Zeebrugge Harbour.
His brother, Thomas Matthews, was from 1892 the Engineer-in-Chief of Trinity House, the British lighthouse authority.
William Matthews Merrick
William Matthews Merrick (September 1, 1818 – February 4, 1889) was a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia, a United States Representative from Maryland and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
Billy Matthews (footballer, born 1882)
William Matthews( 1882–1916) was an English footballer who played as a forward.
Born in Derby, Derbyshire, he played for Ripley Athletic, Aston Villa, Notts County, Derby County and Newport County.
Jim Matthews (writer)
James William Matthews( 26 September 1895 – 26 March 1982), was a New Zealand newspaper editor, gardening writer, and horticulturist.
In the 1940s, he founded the monthly magazine" New Zealand Gardener".
Robert Gomer
Robert Gomer( born 24 March 1924, Vienna, Austria; died 12 December 2016) was an Austrian scientist known for his research on field electron emission and field ionization, and his role as an adviser to the United States government.
He was educated at Pomona College and the University of Rochester, where he received his doctorate in 1949.
From 1949 to 1950, he was a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard University and worked with G. B. Kistiakowsky.
He subsequently moved to the University of Chicago, where he was a professor of chemistry in the James Franck Institute and the Department of Chemistry.
From 1977 to 1983 he served as director of the James Franck Institute and in 1984 he was appointed Carl William Eisendrath Distinguished Service Professor.
He has been honored with numerous awards, including the A. von Humboldt Society Senior U.S. Science Award, the Davisson- Germer Prize of the American Physical Society, the Medard W. Welch Award of the American Vacuum Society, and the Arthur W. Adamson Award for Distinguished Service in the Advancement of Surface Chemistry.
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1981.
Prior to his retirement he worked on the editorial boards of several journals, including the" Journal of Chemical PhysicsApplied Physics", and" Annual Review of Physical Chemistry".
He served on numerous scientific committees, including the President's Science Advisory Committee( 1961- 1965) and the Advisory Committee for the Directorate of Physical Sciences, Air Force Office of Scientific Research( 1961- 1975), and was a member of the Board of Directors of the Universities Space Research Association( 1976- 1978).
He is the author of" Field Emission and Field Ionization"( American Vacuum Society Classics), a pioneering vacuum text based on four lectures presented at Harvard University in 1958.
He was also a member of the JASON Defense Advisory Group, where he worked to discourage the use of nuclear weapons in the Vietnam War.
William Middleton (bishop)
William Middleton( or William de Middleton; died 31 August or 1 September 1288) was a medieval Bishop of Norwich.
William Scott, Lord Balwearie
Sir William Scott, Lord Balwearie( died 1532), or William Scot, was a Scottish judge.
Alf Matthews
Alfred William Matthews( 28 April 1901 – 1985) was an English professional footballer who made nearly 300 appearances in the Football League playing for Bristol City, Exeter City, Plymouth Argyle and Doncaster Rovers.
He played as an outside right.
Billy Matthews (footballer, born 1883)
William Matthews( 1882 – 29 April 1921), sometimes known as Billy Matthews or William Mathews, was a Welsh professional football half back who played in non-league football for Chester and Rhyl.
He was capped by Wales twice, in 1905 versus Ireland and in 1908 versus England.
William of March
William of March( or William March; died 1302) was a medieval Treasurer of England and a Bishop of Bath and Wells.

Question: Who lived longer, Robert Gomer or William Matthews (Engineer)?
Answer: Robert Gomer