William Bowie, B.S., C.E., M.A. (May 6, 1872-August 25, 1940) was an American engineer born at Annapolis Junction, Md., and educated at St. John's College, Trinity, and Lehigh. In 1895 he entered the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. During World War I he served in the Corps of Engineers in the army as a major. He represented the United States at various international geodetic conferences and congresses. Wikipedia
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An ardent advocate of good maps as a measure of national defense and economy and the conservation of our natural resources, he took advantage of every opportunity to emphasize the importance of control surveys as a prerequisite in the Nation-wide problem www.history.noaa.gov/cgsbios/bioc6.html
William Bowie was born in 1872 near Annapolis, Maryland, and attended Saint John's College in Annapolis before graduating from Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut) with a B.S. in 1893. He was interested in pursuing engineering studies and subsequently www.agu.org/inside/awards/bowie.html
