Commander William Lewis Herndon

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Commander_William_Lewis_Herndon
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:birthDate 1813
gptkbp:causeOfDeath gptkb:ship
gptkbp:child gptkb:Ellen_Lewis_Herndon
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:SS_Central_America
gptkbp:deathDate 1857
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Commander William Lewis Herndon
gptkbp:knownFor heroic actions during the sinking of SS Central America
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Herndon_Monument_at_the_United_States_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:Herndon,_Virginia
USS Herndon
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Exploration_of_the_Valley_of_the_Amazon
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Fredericksburg,_Virginia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkbp:relative gptkb:Matthew_Fontaine_Maury
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Frances_Elizabeth_Hansborough_Herndon
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Herndon_Monument_Climb
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5