Andrew Geddes Bain

GPTKB entity

Statements (34)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:built gptkb:Queen's_Road
Michell's Pass
Bain's Kloof Pass
Ecca Pass
Gydo Pass
Katberg Pass
Piekenierskloof Pass
gptkbp:child Thomas Charles John Bain
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1797
gptkbp:dateOfDeath 1864
gptkbp:emigratedTo gptkb:South_Africa
gptkbp:fieldOfWork engineering
geology
paleontology
gptkbp:honor Bainite (mineral) named after him
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Andrew Geddes Bain
gptkbp:knownFor discovering fossil reptile remains in South Africa
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Geological_Society_of_London
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork Bain's Kloof Pass
geological mapping of South Africa
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:archaeologist
gptkb:explorer
gptkb:geologist
gptkb:writer
road engineer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Thurso,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Cape_Town,_South_Africa
gptkbp:spouse Maria Elizabeth von Backstrom
gptkbp:wrote Kaatje Kekkelbek (satirical poem)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bainskloof_Pass
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8