Statements (27)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
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gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Stanford_University
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gptkbp:awardReceived |
gptkb:NASA_Distinguished_Public_Service_Medal
John Wesley Powell Award |
gptkbp:birthDate |
1917-09-13
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gptkbp:deathDate |
2001-04-17
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gptkbp:employer |
gptkb:RAND_Corporation
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gptkbp:fieldOfWork |
geodesy
planetary science remote sensing |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Merton E. Davies
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gptkbp:knownFor |
planetary mapping
work on Mars mapping work on lunar mapping |
gptkbp:memberOf |
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
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gptkbp:namesakeOf |
Davies crater (Mars)
Davies crater (Moon) |
gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
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gptkbp:notableWork |
establishing prime meridian for Mars
mapping of planetary bodies |
gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:engineer
astronomer geodesist |
gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Pasadena,_California
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Merton_(given_name)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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