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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
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gptkbp:birthDate
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August 16, 1893
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gptkbp:birthPlace
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gptkb:Mangum,_Oklahoma,_United_States
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Maryly_Van_Leer_Peck
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gptkbp:deathDate
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January 23, 1956
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gptkbp:deathPlace
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gptkb:Atlanta,_Georgia,_United_States
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork
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civil engineering
education administration
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gptkbp:fullName
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Blake Ragsdale Van Leer
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Blake R. Van Leer
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Major
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableFor
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supporting women in engineering
advocacy for racial integration
expanding Georgia Tech
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:academic_administrator
gptkb:engineer
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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President of Georgia Institute of Technology
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Marion_L._Brittain
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gptkbp:spouse
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Ella Lillian Wall Van Leer
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gptkbp:successor
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Paul Weber (acting)
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gptkbp:termEnd
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1956
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gptkbp:termStart
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1944
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:John_H._Burdell
gptkb:Van_Leer_Building
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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