Properties (48)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Explorer
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gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
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gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society |
gptkbp:born |
May 3, 1856
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gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Marie_Peary
gptkb:Robert_Peary_Jr. |
gptkbp:controversy |
Criticism of his methods
Debate over his navigation techniques Skepticism about his expedition reports Disputed_claim_of_reaching_the_North_Pole |
gptkbp:died |
February 20, 1920
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
Cartography
Environmental science Ethnography Geology Meteorology Navigation Oceanography Surveying Polar exploration History of exploration |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Charles E. Peary
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gptkbp:influence |
Inspiration for future explorers
Promotion of scientific research in polar regions Advocacy_for_Arctic_preservation Impact_on_Arctic_policy |
gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen
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gptkbp:knownFor |
Arctic_exploration
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gptkbp:legacy |
Peary's_contributions_to_Arctic_science
Peary_Channel_in_Greenland Peary_Glacier_in_Greenland Peary_Land_in_Greenland Peary_Monument_in_New_York |
gptkbp:nationality |
American
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
Claimed_to_have_reached_the_North_Pole
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gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:Peary's_1909_North_Pole_expedition
gptkb:Peary's_1898_expedition_to_Greenland Peary's_1905_expedition_to_the_Arctic Peary's_1906_expedition_to_the_Arctic Peary's_1908_expedition_to_the_Arctic |
gptkbp:occupation |
Anthropologist
Geographer Naval officer |
gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Cresson,_Pennsylvania |
gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Josephine_Diebitsch_Peary
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