# William Bowie

> 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.

*American engineer and geodesist (1872-1940)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1872-05-06
- **Died:** 1940-08-28
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 39.3 / 100
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- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Боуи, Уильям](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%BE%D1%83%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%8F%D0%BC)
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