Captain James Cook

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkb:website
cartographer
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1728-10-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Marton,_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:causeOfDeath stab wounds
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hugh_Cook
gptkb:James_Cook_Jr.
gptkb:Nathaniel_Cook
gptkbp:deathDate 1779-02-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Kealakekua_Bay,_Hawaii
gptkbp:education self-taught
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:expedition gptkb:First_voyage_of_James_Cook
gptkb:Second_voyage_of_James_Cook
gptkb:Third_voyage_of_James_Cook
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkb:Antarctic_Circle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Captain James Cook
gptkbp:knownFor first European contact with eastern Australia
first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand
first European contact with the Hawaiian Islands
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Captain_Cook_Memorial,_Canberra
gptkb:Captain_Cook's_Cottage,_Melbourne
gptkb:Captain_Cook_Monument,_Hawaii
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Voyages_of_Discovery
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:portrait Nathaniel Dance-Holland - Captain James Cook, 1776.jpg
gptkbp:rank Captain
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Kealakekua_Bay,_Hawaii
gptkbp:shipCommanded gptkb:HMS_Endeavour
gptkb:HMS_Adventure
gptkb:HMS_Resolution
gptkbp:signature James Cook signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Batts
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Captain_Cook_Birthplace_Museum
gptkb:Ambrym_volcano
gptkb:Pentecost_Island
gptkb:South_Georgia_Island
gptkb:Whitby,_Northumbria
gptkb:Captain_Cook_Wharf
gptkb:Bruny_Island
gptkb:1928_Hawaiian_Sesquicentennial_half_dollar
gptkb:Chief_Maquinna
gptkb:Captain_Cook_Memorial_Jet
gptkb:Captain_Cook_Trail
gptkb:Blue_Latitudes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6