caption death_date death_place birth_place image_size nationality field birth_date prizes image article_title name
william bowie august 28 , 1940 washington , dc grassland , annapolis junction , maryland 200px american geodesy may 6 , 1872 william bowie medal -lrb- 1939 -rrb- william bowie noaa.jpg william bowie -lrb- engineer -rrb-
 william bowie
william bowie -lrb- engineer -rrb-

william bowie , b.s. , c.e. , m.a. -lrb- may 6 , 1872 -- august 28 , 1940 -rrb- was an american geodetic engineer .
