Admiral Richard E. Byrd

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birth_date 1888-10-25
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd_Jr.
gptkb:Sally_Byrd
Dudley Byrd
gptkbp:death_date 1957-03-11
gptkbp:expedition gptkb:First_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkb:Antarctic_Service_Expedition
gptkb:Second_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkb:Operation_Highjump
gptkbp:field_of_study gptkb:civil_aviation
geography
polar science
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Richard E. Byrd
gptkbp:influenced exploration of Antarctica
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Robert_Peary
gptkbp:known_for Antarctic exploration
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Byrd_Polar_Research_Center
gptkb:Byrd_Glacier
gptkb:Byrd_Station
gptkb:Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkb:Byrd's_Antarctic_expeditions
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notable_achievement First to fly over the North Pole
First flight over the South Pole
gptkbp:notable_quote " The future belongs to those who prepare for it today."
" I am not an explorer, I am a scientist."
" I have been to the South Pole and I have been to the North Pole."
" The most important thing is to be able to say that you have done it."
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Winchester,_Virginia
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Byrd
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Discovery
gptkb:Alone
gptkb:Little_America
The Last Explorer
The Secret Land
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marie_Byrd_Land
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5