Admiral Robert Peary

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Explorer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkbp:birthDate 1856-05-06
gptkbp:children gptkb:Marie_Peary
gptkb:Robert_Peary_Jr.
gptkbp:controversy Disputed_claims_of_reaching_the_North_Pole
gptkbp:deathDate 1920-02-20
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bowdoin_College
gptkbp:explores Late 19th century to early 20th century
Sledding and dog teams
Arctic_regions
gptkbp:famousFor Claiming_to_have_reached_the_North_Pole_in_1909
gptkbp:famousPerson gptkb:Peary:_The_Man_Who_Pushed_the_Arctic
gptkbp:famousQuote “I shall find a way or make one.”
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Edwin_Peary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Robert Peary
gptkbp:influence Influenced_future_Arctic_explorers
gptkbp:knownFor Polar exploration
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_of_Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent First to reach the North Pole
gptkbp:notableFeature North_Pole_expedition
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Northward_Over_the_Great_Ice
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Cresson,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:Peary_Arctic_Club
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gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Josephine_Peary