William L Reese

William L. Reese (born 1921) was a faculty member in the Department of Philosophy, State University of New York at Albany. He was born in Jefferson City, Missouri.

Reese gained his PhD from the University of Chicago in 1947. From 1967 to 1999 he was Professor of Philosophy at the State University of New York at Albany, and since 1999 has been professor emeritus and research professor in philosophy at the university.