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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Canada
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:University_of_Toronto
gptkb:Canadian_National_Railway
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Institute
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Toronto
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gptkbp:born
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January 7, 1827
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gptkbp:child
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gptkb:Mary_Fleming
gptkb:John_Fleming
gptkb:Robert_Fleming
gptkb:Isabella_Fleming
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gptkbp:contribution
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Designed the first transcontinental railway in Canada
Proposed the concept of standard time
Developed the first map of the world divided into time zones
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gptkbp:died
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July 22, 1915
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Sir Sandford Fleming
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gptkbp:influenced
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Timekeeping standards worldwide
Canadian_engineering_practices
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:Thomas_Telford
gptkb:George_Stephenson
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Invention of the time zone system
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gptkbp:legacy
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Fleming's_work_contributed_to_the_development_of_modern_transportation_systems
Fleming's_time_zone_system_is_still_in_use_today
Fleming's_contributions_to_engineering_are_recognized_in_Canada_and_beyond.
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gptkbp:nationality
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Canadian
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gptkbp:occupation
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Engineer
Inventor
Surveyor
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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Culross,_Fife,_Scotland
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:St._Andrews,_New_Brunswick,_Canada
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Isabella_Fleming
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