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John Wesley Powell
Powell as he appears at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C.
2nd Director of the United States Geological Survey
In office
1881 (1881)–1894 (1894)
Preceded byClarence King
Succeeded byCharles Doolittle Walcott
Personal details
BornMarch 24, 1834[1]
Mount Morris, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 23, 1902(1902-09-23) (aged 68)[1]
Haven Colony, Brooklin, Maine, U.S.
Resting placeArlington National Cemetery, Section 1
SpouseEmma Dean Powell
RelativesWilliam B Powell, brother
Known forTraversing Colorado River of the Grand Canyon
SignatureJohn Wesley Powell
Education
  • Illinois College
  • Oberlin College
Scientific career
FieldsNatural sciences
Institutions
  • Illinois Wesleyan University
  • Illinois State Normal University
  • U.S. Geological Survey
  • Smithsonian Institution
Military career
AllegianceUnited States of America
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1861–1865
RankMajor
Powell served as the second Director of the United States Geological Survey, a post he held from 1881 to 1894. This photograph dates from early in his term of office.

John Wesley Powell (March 24, 1834 – September 23, 1902)[1] was an American geologist, U.S. Army soldier, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for his 1869 geographic expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers, including the first official U.S. government-sponsored passage through the Grand Canyon.

Powell was appointed by US President James A. Garfield to serve as the second director of the U.S. Geological Survey (1881–1894) and proposed, for development of the arid West, policies that were prescient for his accurate evaluation of conditions. Two years prior to his service as director of the U.S. Geological Survey,[2] Major Powell had become the first director of the Bureau of Ethnology at the Smithsonian Institution where he supported linguistic and sociological research and publications.

  1. ^ a b c McNamee, Gregory. "John Wesley Powell". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  2. ^ Hunter, Cathy. "John Wesley Powell: Soldier, explorer, scientist, and National Geographic founder". National Geographic. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014.

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