William Wheeler (engineer)

[3][4] The summer between his junior and senior year, Wheeler worked for the town of Amherst as an engineer and as a surveyor for highway construction projects.

[12][13][14] Clark was granted leave from May 1876 to September 1877, and brought along three of his former students Wheeler, William Penn Brooks, and David P.

[17][18] As a scientific adviser to the Kaitakushi (Hokkaido Development Commission) he set up a small meteorological observatory, surveyed potential transportation routes and oversaw the construction of a canal between Sapporo and Barato.

[23][24][25] Back in Concord, Wheeler worked as a hydraulic engineer, was active in business and community affairs and served as a trustee of Massachusetts Agricultural College (1887–1929).

"[36] However, there are also copies of documents from Hokkaido University related to his tenure there as President, as well as two biographical sketches, post-Japan letters, the aforementioned Death Valley travel journal, and the awarded Order medal.