EntityQ386694· pop 11· linked from 20 articlesWilliam WillcocksSign in to saveBritish civil engineer (1852–1932)Person · Open LibraryBorn1852-09-27Died1932-07-28Works8Top worksFrom the Garden of Eden to the Crossing of the JordanEgyptian Irrigation; Volume 1Egyptian Irrigation; Volume 2The Nile in 1904The Restoration of the Ancient Irrigation Works On the Tigris, Or, the Re-Creation of Chaldeavia Open Library + WikidataMusic · MusicBrainzTypePersonCountryGBActive from1919-12-30Active to2015-09-17via MusicBrainz · CC0Key datesBorn27 September 1852Died28 July 1932via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven nameWilliamGendermaleCitizenshipUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and IrelandPlace of birthIndiaPlace of deathCairoOccupationexecutiveLanguages spokenEnglish languageField of workleveeImagePortrait of William Willcocks.jpgConnectionsOrder of Saint Michael and Saint GeorgeEntityIndiaCountryCategories1852 births1932 deaths19th-century British engineers20th-century British engineersBritish civil engineersBritish expatriates in EgyptBritish people in British IndiaKnights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George