Statements (24)
Predicate | Object |
---|---|
gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
|
gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:Hobart_College
|
gptkbp:birthDate |
1833-02-14
|
gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Romulus,_New_York,_United_States
|
gptkbp:deathDate |
1929-09-28
|
gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Minneapolis,_Minnesota,_United_States
|
gptkbp:fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
higher education history |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Watts Folwell
|
gptkbp:notableAchievement |
helped establish the University of Minnesota as a major institution
|
gptkbp:notableWork |
first president of the University of Minnesota
|
gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:educator
gptkb:engineer university president |
gptkbp:predecessor |
position established
|
gptkbp:restingPlace |
gptkb:Lakewood_Cemetery,_Minneapolis
|
gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Sarah_L._Gates
|
gptkbp:successor |
gptkb:Cyrus_Northrop
|
gptkbp:termEnd |
1884
|
gptkbp:termStart |
1869
|
gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:President_of_the_University_of_Minnesota
gptkb:Lakewood_Cemetery,_Minneapolis,_Minnesota |
gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
|