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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Geologist
gptkb:Person
gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:advocated_for
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Conservation of natural resources
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:U._S._Geological_Survey
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gptkbp:alma_mater
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gptkb:Illinois_College
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_National_Geographic_Society
Honorary Doctorate from Illinois College
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gptkbp:birth_date
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1834-03-24
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gptkbp:born_in
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gptkb:Mount_Morris,_New_York
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:John_Wesley_Powell_Jr.
gptkb:John_Wesley_Powell_III
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gptkbp:contribution
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advocating for conservation
mapping the American West
promoting the establishment of national parks
Founding of the U. S. Bureau of Ethnology
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gptkbp:death_date
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1902-09-23
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gptkbp:died_in
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gptkb:Poughkeepsie,_New_York
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gptkbp:established
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The John Wesley Powell Center for Earth System Science Analysis and Synthesis
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gptkbp:expedition
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gptkb:Grand_Canyon_Expedition
gptkb:Second_Powell_Expedition
gptkb:Powell_Geographic_Expedition
gptkb:1869_Colorado_River_expedition
gptkb:1871-1872_Powell_Geographic_Expedition
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gptkbp:field
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gptkb:exploration
gptkb:Botany
gptkb:Anthropology
Geology
geology
anthropology
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:United_States_Geological_Survey
gptkb:U._S._Geological_Survey
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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John Wesley Powell Jr.
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gptkbp:influence
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Ecology
Conservation movement
Environmental movement
Cultural anthropology
Hydrology studies
Geological sciences
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Gifford_Pinchot
gptkb:Dr._John_Muir
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Louis_Agassiz
gptkb:Charles_Lyell
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gptkbp:involvement
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gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:American_Geographical_Society
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gptkbp:is_explored_in
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gptkb:Grand_Canyon
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gptkbp:known_for
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Exploration of the Colorado River
Advocacy for conservation and natural resource management
exploration of the Grand Canyon
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:Powell,_Wyoming
gptkb:Powell_River
gptkb:Powell_National_Forest
Powell's classification of the Colorado River system
Powell's law of river erosion
Powell's Grand Canyon National Park named after him
Powell National Forest named after him
Powell River named after him
Powell's contributions to environmental science
Powell's role in the establishment of national parks
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gptkbp:losses
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right arm in Civil War
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gptkbp:nationality
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gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notable_achievement
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First to navigate the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon
Established the first geological survey of the United States.
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gptkbp:notable_quote
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' The river is a great teacher.'
' We are all explorers.'
' The best way to see the Grand Canyon is to float down the Colorado River.'
' There is no other place in the world where the river has cut so deep a channel through the rocks.'
' The wonders of the Grand Canyon cannot be adequately represented in words, and no words will ever convey the grandeur, the sublimity, and the beauty of the canyon.'
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gptkbp:notable_work
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Geological Survey of the Rocky Mountain Region
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gptkbp:occupation
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gptkb:Geologist
gptkb:explorer
gptkb:Anthropology
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gptkbp:place_of_birth
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gptkb:Mount_Morris,_New_York
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gptkbp:place_of_death
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gptkb:Poughkeepsie,_New_York
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gptkbp:received
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Honorary degree from Harvard University
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gptkbp:research_focus
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gptkb:Native_American_culture
Hydrology
Western United States geology
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gptkbp:served_as
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Director of the Bureau of Ethnology
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gptkbp:served_in
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gptkb:American_Civil_War
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Emma_Dean
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gptkbp:was_a
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gptkb:Union_Army
Professor of geology
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gptkbp:wrote
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Report on the Lands of the Arid Region of the United States
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:U._S._Geological_Survey
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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3
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