John Wesley Powell
John Wesley Powell
John Wesley "Wes" Powellwas a U.S. soldier, geologist, explorer of the American West, professor at Illinois Wesleyan University, and director of major scientific and cultural institutions. He is famous for the 1869 Powell Geographic Expedition, a three-month river trip down the Green and Colorado rivers, including the first known passage by Europeans through the Grand Canyon...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionExplorer
Date of Birth24 March 1834
CountryUnited States of America