Lieutenant Colonel John By

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf Military officer
gptkbp:advocatesFor Infrastructure investment
gptkbp:associatedWith Canadian_history
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1779
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Bytown_Cemetery
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:John_By_Day
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_By_Jr.
gptkbp:collaboratedWith Local laborers
gptkbp:commanded Rideau_Canal_construction
gptkbp:contributedTo Economic_development_in_Canada
gptkbp:contribution Infrastructure_development_in_Canada
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_Canadian_identity
gptkbp:deathDate 1836
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy
gptkbp:established Military_presence_in_Canada
gptkbp:famousFor Military engineering
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Bytown
gptkbp:historicalRole Colonial military engineer
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneer_in_Canadian_engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant Colonel John By
gptkbp:influence Canadian_military_engineering
gptkbp:influenced Canal construction techniques
Ottawa's_development
Canadian_civil_engineering.
Waterway_management_in_Canada
gptkbp:inspiration Future_canal_systems_in_Canada
Future_engineers_in_Canada
gptkbp:involvedCountries Canal routes
gptkbp:involvedIn War of 1812
gptkbp:is_known_for Pioneer_engineer_in_Canada
gptkbp:knownFor Construction_of_the_Rideau_Canal
gptkbp:led_to Construction teams
gptkbp:legacy Engineering_in_Canada
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:nickname John_By
gptkbp:notable_recipients Canadian_military_history
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Rideau_Canal
gptkbp:oversees Canal construction projects
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Bytown,_Canada
gptkbp:posthumousRecognition Bytown named after him
gptkbp:project gptkb:Rideau_Canal
gptkbp:promoted Navigation_improvements
gptkbp:rank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Canadian_government
Leadership in engineering projects
gptkbp:relatedTo Rideau_Canal_UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site
gptkbp:researchContribution Town_planning_in_Bytown
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Bytown
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Engineers
gptkbp:serviceYears 1800-1836
gptkbp:shape Canadian_infrastructure_policy
gptkbp:significantEvent Rideau_Canal_opening_in_1832
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_By
gptkbp:supported Local communities