| LC control no. | n 50019556 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Powell, John Wesley, 1834-1902 |
| Variant(s) | Powell, Wes, 1834-1902 Powell, J. W. (John Wesley), 1834-1902 |
| See also | Officer of: Powell Expedition (1869) |
| Associated country | United States |
| Birth date | 1834-03-24 |
| Death date | 1902-12-23 |
| Place of birth | Mount Morris (N.Y.) |
| Field of activity | Geology |
| Affiliation | Illinois State University Illinois Wesleyan University Illinois College Wheaton College (Ill.) Oberlin College Smithsonian Institution. Bureau of American Ethnology Illinois Museum of Natural History Geological Survey (U.S.) |
| Profession or occupation | Explorers Geologists College teachers Soldiers Authors |
| Found in | His Report on the lands of the arid region of the U.S., with a more detailed account of the lands of Utah, 1983: CIP t.p. (J.W. Powell) Wikipedia, website viewed 7 December 2012 (John Wesley Powell; b. March 24, 1834, Mount Morris, New York; d. September 23, 1902; U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois State University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions, 2nd director of the US Geological Survey (1831-1894); director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution; studied at Illinois College, Wheaton College, and Oberlin College; fought for the Union in the Civil War and lost most of his right arm at the Battle of Shiloh; professor of geology at Illinois Wesleyan University; curator of Illinois Museum of Natural History; author) Scott, Annie (Anne Marie). The 150th anniversary of the 1869 Powell Expedition, 2021: CIP p. 4 (On May 24, 1869, John Wesley Powell launched the Powell Geographic Expedition) |
| Associated language | eng |
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