Chuck Williams (author)

Charles Edward Williams was the American founder of Williams Sonoma and author and editor of more than 100 books on the subject of cooking. Williams is credited for playing a major role in introducing French cookware into American kitchens through his retail and mail-order business. He became a centenarian in October 2015 and died two months later on December 5, 2015, in San Francisco, California. ^{Chuck Williams, American author and businessman, founded Williams Sonoma (d. 2015)}

2 October 1915

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