William H. Emory
1811
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1887
photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
educated at: United States Military Academy
occupation: explorer, military officer, cartographer, botanist, politician, civil engineer
award received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
William Hemsley Emory (September 7, 1811 – December 1, 1887) was a prominent American surveyor and civil engineer of the 19th century. As an officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Topographical Engineers he specialized in mapping the United States border, including the Texas–Mexico border, and the Gadsden Purchase border, 1844–1855, and published lasting scientific reports on the border region. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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