Admiral Sir John Ross

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:born June 24, 1777
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Ross
gptkbp:contributedTo Cartography
Geography
Hydrography
Meteorology
Oceanography
Magnetic surveys
gptkbp:deathYear 1829–1833
gptkbp:died August 30, 1856
gptkbp:field Exploration
gptkbp:firstMatch HMS Victory
HMS Isabella
HMS_Felix
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Sir John Ross
gptkbp:influenced Arctic_navigation
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Cook
gptkbp:involvedIn Polar exploration
Geographical discoveries
Public speaking on exploration
Contributing to naval history
Establishing new trade routes
Promoting naval science
Training future explorers
Advocating_for_Arctic_research
Exploration_of_the_Arctic_regions
Mapping_of_Arctic_routes
Navigation_improvements
Scientific_research_in_the_Arctic
Search_for_the_Franklin_Expedition
Writing_about_Arctic_expeditions
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Ross_expedition
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Ross_Sea
gptkb:Ross_Island
gptkb:Ross_Dependency
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:James_Clark_Ross
gptkb:George_Back
gptkb:William_Edward_Parry
gptkbp:notableEvent Discovery_of_the_North_Magnetic_Pole
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Northwest_Passage
gptkbp:notableFor Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:placeOfBirth Belfast,_Ireland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:William_Edward_Parry
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:scenicViews Find the Northwest Passage
gptkbp:serviceYears 1790–1856
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ross
gptkbp:successor gptkb:William_Edward_Parry