Carsten Borchgrevink

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Explorer
gptkbp:affiliatedWith gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:awards Honorary_Doctorate_from_the_University_of_Oslo
gptkbp:born December 1, 1864
gptkbp:contribution Mapping of Antarctica
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for future explorers
gptkbp:debutYear Lived_in_Norway_until_his_death.
gptkbp:died June 21, 1934
gptkbp:education Studied_at_the_University_of_Oslo
gptkbp:explores Late 19th century
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Geography
gptkbp:firstAwarded set_foot_on_the_Antarctic_continent
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First to winter in Antarctica
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Carsten Borchgrevink
gptkbp:influenced Later_Antarctic_explorers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen
gptkbp:leads gptkb:Southern_Cross_Expedition
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_of_Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:nationality Norwegian
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Southern_Cross_Expedition
gptkbp:notableFor Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:occupation Scientist
gptkbp:personalLife Married with children
Grew_up_in_Norway
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Norway
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Worked as a teacher
Focused on exploration and research
gptkbp:publishes The First on the Antarctic Continent
gptkbp:researchContribution Biological_specimens_from_Antarctica
gptkbp:researchFocus Antarctic_ecology
gptkbp:researchInterest Scientific observation
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:Borchgrevink_Expedition
1898-1900
Study of Antarctic conditions
gptkbp:significantEvent Establishment of the first permanent base in Antarctica
gptkbp:team Members_of_the_Southern_Cross_Expedition
gptkbp:wrote First on the Antarctic Continent