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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
gptkb:University_of_Virginia
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:University_of_Virginia
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gptkbp:awards
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Honorary degrees from various institutions
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gptkbp:born
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December 7, 1804
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:Anna_Rogers
gptkb:George_Rogers
gptkb:William_Rogers
gptkb:Edward_Rogers
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gptkbp:contributedTo
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Advocacy for public education.
Advancement of technical training.
Development of geological maps.
Development of laboratory facilities.
Encouragement of interdisciplinary studies.
Establishment of engineering programs.
Promotion of research funding.
Promotion of scientific societies.
Support for women's education.
Geological_surveys_in_Virginia.
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gptkbp:contribution
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Promotion of scientific research
Advancement of engineering education
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gptkbp:died
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May 30, 1882
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gptkbp:established
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:field
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Geology
Physics
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William Barton Rogers
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gptkbp:inception
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1861
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gptkbp:influenced
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gptkb:Richard_Cockburn_Maclaurin
gptkb:Charles_W._Eliot
gptkb:Robert_A._Millikan
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:John_Stuart_Mill
gptkb:Thomas_Jefferson
gptkb:James_Clerk_Maxwell
gptkb:Michael_Faraday
gptkb:Charles_Babbage
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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Technical education
American_higher_education
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Founding_Massachusetts_Institute_of_Technology
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gptkbp:legacy
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gptkb:MIT's_Rogers_Building
Rogers_Hall_at_MIT
Rogers_Park_in_Cambridge,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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gptkb:W._K._L._Dickson
gptkb:William_H._Pickering
gptkb:Robert_H._Goddard
gptkb:Vannevar_Bush
gptkb:Franklin_W._Olin
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gptkbp:notableWork
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MIT's_founding_principles
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gptkbp:occupation
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Educator
Scientist
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gptkbp:philosophy
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Education should be practical and scientific.
Emphasis on research and innovation.
Integration of theory and practice.
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gptkbp:researchFocus
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Engineering
Natural sciences
Applied sciences
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gptkbp:residence
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gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
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gptkbp:servedIn
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First President of MIT
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Mary_Rogers
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