John Wesley Powell
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John Wesley Powell was a 19th-century American geologist, explorer, and ethnologist best known for leading the first documented expedition through the Grand Canyon and for his influential work in Western land and water policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Wesley Powell canonical | 11 |
| John Wesley Powell Award of the USGS named in his honor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: John Wesley Powell Context triple: [National Geographic Society, foundedBy, John Wesley Powell]
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John W. Gunnison
John W. Gunnison was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and explorer known for surveying routes in the American West before his death during an expedition in Utah.
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Grove Karl Gilbert
Grove Karl Gilbert was a pioneering American geologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his foundational work in geomorphology and studies of the western United States.
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Sanford Robinson Gifford
Sanford Robinson Gifford was a 19th-century American landscape painter renowned for his luminous, atmospheric scenes that made him a leading figure in the Hudson River School.
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William A. Clark
William A. Clark was a wealthy 19th-century American copper magnate and U.S. senator from Montana, often cited as an archetype of the Gilded Age industrialist and political power broker.
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Alfred St. Vrain Carpenter
Alfred St. Vrain Carpenter was an American philanthropist and arts patron whose support and legacy are commemorated by the naming of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: John Wesley Powell Target entity description: John Wesley Powell was a 19th-century American geologist, explorer, and ethnologist best known for leading the first documented expedition through the Grand Canyon and for his influential work in Western land and water policy.
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A.
John W. Gunnison
John W. Gunnison was a 19th-century U.S. Army officer and explorer known for surveying routes in the American West before his death during an expedition in Utah.
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B.
Grove Karl Gilbert
Grove Karl Gilbert was a pioneering American geologist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his foundational work in geomorphology and studies of the western United States.
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C.
Sanford Robinson Gifford
Sanford Robinson Gifford was a 19th-century American landscape painter renowned for his luminous, atmospheric scenes that made him a leading figure in the Hudson River School.
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D.
William A. Clark
William A. Clark was a wealthy 19th-century American copper magnate and U.S. senator from Montana, often cited as an archetype of the Gilded Age industrialist and political power broker.
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E.
Alfred St. Vrain Carpenter
Alfred St. Vrain Carpenter was an American philanthropist and arts patron whose support and legacy are commemorated by the naming of the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
civil servant
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ethnologist ⓘ explorer ⓘ geologist ⓘ human ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1834-03-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Mount Morris, New York
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surface form:
Mount Morris, New York, United States
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| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1902-09-23 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
North Haven, Maine
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surface form:
Haven, Maine, United States
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| educatedAt |
Illinois College
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Oberlin College ⓘ Wheaton College, Illinois ⓘ
surface form:
Wheaton College
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| employer |
Bureau of American Ethnology
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surface form:
Bureau of Ethnology
Illinois State Normal University ⓘ Illinois Wesleyan University ⓘ United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| endTime |
Director of the Bureau of Ethnology: 1902
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Director of the United States Geological Survey: 1894 ⓘ |
| expedition |
Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries
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surface form:
1869 Colorado River Exploring Expedition
1871–1872 Colorado River expedition ⓘ |
| explored |
Colorado River
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Grand Canyon National Park ⓘ
surface form:
Grand Canyon
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| familyName | Powell ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anthropology of Native American peoples
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ethnology ⓘ geology ⓘ geomorphology ⓘ hydrology ⓘ |
| fullName | John Wesley Powell self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| hasPart | lost right arm in the American Civil War ⓘ |
| honor |
John Wesley Powell
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
John Wesley Powell Award of the USGS named in his honor
Lake Powell named after him ⓘ Powell Plateau in the Grand Canyon named after him ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding and directing the Bureau of Ethnology
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founding and directing the USGS ⓘ influential proposals on Western land and water policy ⓘ leading the first documented boat expedition through the Grand Canyon ⓘ pioneering studies of the Colorado River ⓘ |
| memberOf | Union Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Exploration of the Colorado River of the West and Its Tributaries
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Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
ethnologist
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explorer ⓘ geologist ⓘ professor ⓘ soldier ⓘ |
| participantIn | American Civil War ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution
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Director of the United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| spouse | Emma Dean Powell ⓘ |
| startTime |
Director of the Bureau of Ethnology: 1879
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Director of the United States Geological Survey: 1881 ⓘ |
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Subject: John Wesley Powell Description of subject: John Wesley Powell was a 19th-century American geologist, explorer, and ethnologist best known for leading the first documented expedition through the Grand Canyon and for his influential work in Western land and water policy.
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