Antonio de Ulloa

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Spanish_Navy
gptkb:French_Academy_of_Sciences
Scientific Revolution
Spanish_Enlightenment
Expedition_to_Peru
gptkbp:awards Royal_Society_Fellow
gptkbp:birthDate 1716-01-12
gptkbp:child gptkb:Antonio_de_Ulloa_y_de_la_Torre
gptkb:María_de_Ulloa
gptkb:José_de_Ulloa
gptkb:Cecilia_de_Ulloa
gptkb:Francisco_de_Ulloa
gptkbp:contribution Measurement of the meridian arc
Mapping_of_the_South_American_coast
Studies_on_the_transit_of_Venus
gptkbp:deathDate 1795-07-03
gptkbp:field Astronomy
Geography
Natural sciences
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Antonio de Ulloa
gptkbp:image https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4e/Antonio_de_Ulloa.jpg/800px-Antonio_de_Ulloa.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Alexander_von_Humboldt
gptkb:José_Celestino_Mutis
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Isaac_Newton
gptkb:Charles_Marie_de_La_Condamine
gptkbp:knownFor First scientific expedition to South America
gptkbp:language gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Spanish
gptkbp:notableEvent Collaboration with indigenous peoples
Advocacy for the use of scientific methods in exploration
Mapping of the Andes
Publication of scientific findings
Expedition_to_South_America
Exploration_of_the_Amazon_River
Establishment_of_scientific_societies_in_Spain
Promotion_of_scientific_education_in_Spain
Study_of_the_flora_and_fauna_of_South_America
gptkbp:notableWork Relación_histórica_del_viaje_a_la_América_meridional
gptkbp:occupation Explorer
Military officer
Scientist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Seville,_Spain
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Cádiz,_Spain
gptkb:Madrid,_Spain
gptkb:Paris,_France
gptkb:Lima,_Peru
gptkb:Cartagena,_Colombia
gptkbp:spouse María_de_la_Luz_de_la_Torre