Cyrus B. Comstock

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:allegiance gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:award Brevet Brigadier General, U.S. Army
Brevet Major General, U.S. Volunteers
gptkbp:birthDate 1831-02-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Massena,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:deathDate 1910-05-29
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:New_York_City,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Cyrus B. Comstock
gptkbp:knownFor engineering work during the American Civil War
Comstock Prize in Physics (established by his bequest)
gptkbp:notableWork member of the Board of Visitors to the United States Military Academy
member of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
served as aide-de-camp to General Ulysses S. Grant
member of the Board of Engineers for Fortifications
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:military_officer
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_B._Comstock
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Comstock_Prize_in_Physics
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4