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William Bowie

American engineer and geodesist (1872–1940)
Person human Q718065

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[18]
Date of birth
May 6, 1872
Date of death
August 28, 1940
Place of birth
Annapolis Junction
Place of death
Washington, D.C.
Country of citizenship
United States[10]
Occupation
surveyor, engineer, geodesist, geophysicist
Educated at
Lehigh University, St. John's College[11][12]
Award received
Elliott Cresson Medal, William Bowie Medal, Fellow of the American Physical Society, Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[13][14][15][16]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[22]
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978)[21]
Family name
Bowie[19]
Given name
William[20]
Member of
National Academy of Sciences[17]
Place of burial
Arlington National Cemetery[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Dr. William Bowie en William Bowie he ויליאם בואי ja ウィリアム・ボウイ ru Боуи, Уильям ru Уильям Боуи uk Вільям Боуї zh 威廉·鮑伊 (工程師) zh 威廉·鮑威
🔖 Identifiers · 39
ISNI
0000000083435130
VIAF cluster ID
49588507
Library of Congress authority ID
n85809138
GND ID
1146037554
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
William Bowie NOAA.jpg ↗
American National Biography ID
1300175
BIBSYS ID
9065393
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
103015260
CTHS person ID
118944
CiNii Research ID
1140282266564555008
De Agostini ID
Bowie,+William
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
1146037554
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Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/William-Bowie
FAST ID
153286
FactGrid item ID
Császló
Freebase ID
/m/0991r0
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
1880483
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
boui-uil-iam-9ace9d
IdRef ID
075217376
Kalliope-Verbund (GND) ID
1146037554
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA14005090
NLP ID
a0000001851813
NUKAT ID
n2016051997
National Academy of Sciences member ID
20001503
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls001309574
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007337116705171
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810620834905606
National Library of Portugal ID
46312
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
087301423
Open Library ID
OL161220A
Prabook ID
931396
RERO ID (legacy)
A003034570
SNAC ARK ID
w6km0w8n
Treccani ID
william-bowie
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV10181285
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/191013
WikiTree person ID
Bowie-1126
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/d7a6621e-35ce-4d32-8a26-bdbd197dc2c3

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🔗 Connections
Award received 2
Elliott Cresson Medal, William Bowie Medal
Educated at 2
Lehigh University, St. John's College
Named after 2
William Bowie Medal, Bowie Seamount
Occupation 2
engineer, surveyor
Chaired by 1
American Geophysical Union
Country of citizenship 1
United States
FactGrid item ID 1
Császló
Given name 1
William
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of 1
National Academy of Sciences
Place of burial 1
Arlington National Cemetery
Place of death 1
Washington, D.C.
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Maidan
← Winner 1
William Bowie Medal
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Summary

William Bowie was born on May 6, 1872[1], in Annapolis Junction[2]. He died on August 28, 1940[3], in Washington, D.C.[4]. He worked as a surveyor[5], engineer[6], geodesist[7], and geophysicist[8].

Body

Works and Contributions

Things named for William Bowie include Bowie Seamount[23], a seamount[24], in Canada[25] and William Bowie Medal[26], a geophysics award[27], in United States[28], founded in 1939[29].

Why It Matters

Entities named for him include Bowie Seamount[23], a seamount[24], in Canada[25] and William Bowie Medal[26], a geophysics award[27], in United States[28], founded in 1939[29].

FAQs

Where was William Bowie born?

William Bowie's place of birth was Annapolis Junction[2].

Where did William Bowie die?

William Bowie died in Washington, D.C.[4].

What did William Bowie do for work?

William Bowie worked as a surveyor[5], engineer[6], geodesist[7], and geophysicist[8].

Where did William Bowie go to school?

William Bowie was educated at Lehigh University[11] and St. John's College[12].

What awards did William Bowie receive?

Honors received include Elliott Cresson Medal[13], William Bowie Medal[14], Fellow of the American Physical Society[15], and Fellow of the American Geophysical Union[16].

Related Entities

Lehigh University United States

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [18] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . fi.edu. fi.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . agu.org. agu.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [3] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . britannica.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . data.bnf.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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