Benjamin Stoddert Ewell
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Benjamin Stoddert Ewell was a 19th-century American educator and Civil War veteran best known for helping to revive and preserve the College of William & Mary during and after the war.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American educator
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Civil War veteran ⓘ college president ⓘ person ⓘ |
| almaMater | United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1810-06-10 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | College of William & Mary campus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1894-06-19 ⓘ |
| employer | College of William & Mary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1888 ⓘ |
| familyName | Ewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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higher education administration ⓘ |
| fullName | Benjamin Stoddert Ewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Benjamin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| graduationYear | 1832 ⓘ |
| hasAcademicTitle | professor ⓘ |
| knownFor |
preserving the College of William & Mary during and after the American Civil War
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ringing the College of William & Mary bell annually to symbolize the institution’s survival ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch |
Confederate States Army
NERFINISHED
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United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryEducation | United States Military Academy at West Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | colonel ⓘ |
| notableEvent | oversaw reopening of the College of William & Mary after wartime closure ⓘ |
| notableWork | revival of the College of William & Mary after the American Civil War ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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college administrator ⓘ educator ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | President of the College of William & Mary ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relative | Benjamin Stoddert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | Williamsburg, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | civil engineer for railroads before the Civil War ⓘ |
| servedIn | American Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1854 ⓘ |
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