Arthur Powell Davis
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Arthur Powell Davis was an American civil engineer and early director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation known for his influential work on water resource development in the American West.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arthur Powell Davis canonical | 2 |
| A. B. Davis | 1 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American
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civil engineer ⓘ government official ⓘ |
| affiliation | United States Department of the Interior ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1861-02-09 ⓘ |
| contributedTo | development of federal water policy in the United States ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1933-08-07 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Columbian College of Arts and Sciences
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surface form:
Columbian College
George Washington University ⓘ |
| employer |
Bureau of Reclamation
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surface form:
United States Bureau of Reclamation
United States Geological Survey ⓘ |
| era | Progressive Era ⓘ |
| familyName | Davis ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
hydroelectric power
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irrigation ⓘ water resources engineering ⓘ |
| fullName | Arthur Powell Davis self-link ⓘ |
| genre | technical reports ⓘ |
| givenName | Arthur ⓘ |
| hasRole | nephew of John Wesley Powell ⓘ |
| influenced | design and siting of Hoover Dam ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Society of Civil Engineers ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advocacy of large federal reclamation projects
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leadership in early U.S. federal reclamation policy ⓘ planning and development of water resources in the American West ⓘ |
| notableProject |
Boulder Canyon Project studies
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Colorado River development planning ⓘ Hoover Dam planning ⓘ reclamation projects in the western United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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government administrator ⓘ hydraulic engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Decatur, Illinois ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Director of the United States Bureau of Reclamation ⓘ |
| relative | John Wesley Powell ⓘ |
| workedOn |
hydroelectric power site investigations
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irrigation systems for arid lands ⓘ river basin planning in the western United States ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Old West
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surface form:
American West
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
A. B. Davis