William Bowie was an American geodetic engineer noted for promoting geophysical sciences and for being the first President of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). The William Bowie Medal, the highest honor of the AGU, is named in his honor.

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Occupation: surveyor, engineer, geodesist, geophysicist
Citizenship: United States
Born: May 6, 1872
Died: August 28, 1940

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William Bowie

American engineer and geodesist (1872–1940)

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