Cyrus B. Comstock

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Cyrus B. Comstock was a prominent 19th-century American civil engineer and military officer known for his influential work in engineering and scientific administration, including leadership roles in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the National Academy of Sciences.

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human
member of the United States Army Corps of Engineers
military officer
centuryOfActivity 19th century
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
employer United States Army
United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
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fieldOfWork civil engineering
military engineering
scientific administration
genre military engineering projects
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hasActivity engineering leadership
scientific organization governance
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United States Army Corps of Engineers NERFINISHED
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notableFor 19th-century American engineering work
leadership in the National Academy of Sciences
leadership in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
notableRole engineering and scientific administrator
occupation army engineer
civil engineer
military officer
participantIn American Civil War NERFINISHED
positionHeld member of the National Academy of Sciences
officer in the United States Army Corps of Engineers
residence United States of America
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Comstock Prize in Physics namedAfter Cyrus B. Comstock
Comstock Prize in Physics sponsor Cyrus B. Comstock