David Starr Jordan

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Cornell_University
gptkb:Butler_University
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Royal_Order_of_the_Rising_Sun
gptkbp:birthDate 1851-01-19
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Gainesville,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Eric_Knight_Jordan
gptkbp:controversy allegations regarding Jane Stanford's death
involvement in eugenics movement
gptkbp:deathDate 1931-09-19
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Stanford,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:eponymOf gptkb:Jordan_Hall_(Stanford_University)
gptkb:Jordan_River_(Utah)
various fish species named after him
gptkbp:fieldOfWork education
eugenics
ichthyology
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label David Starr Jordan
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Louis_Agassiz
gptkbp:knownFor advocacy of peace
founding president of Stanford University
work in ichthyology
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Manual_of_the_Vertebrates_of_the_Northern_United_States
gptkb:The_Fishes_of_North_and_Middle_America
gptkb:War_and_the_Breed
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:activist
gptkb:educator
biologist
university president
gptkbp:president gptkb:Indiana_University
gptkb:Stanford_University
gptkbp:publishedIn over 650 scientific papers and books
gptkbp:resignedFrom Stanford University presidency in 1913
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Stanford_University_Arboretum
gptkbp:signature David Starr Jordan signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Jessie_Knight_Jordan
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:A_Classification_of_Fishes
gptkb:A_Guide_to_the_Study_of_Fishes
gptkb:Footnotes_to_Evolution
gptkb:Science_Sketches
gptkb:The_Blood_of_the_Nation
gptkb:The_Book_of_Knight_and_Barbara
gptkb:The_Call_of_the_Twentieth_Century
gptkb:The_Days_of_a_Man
gptkb:The_Fishes_of_North_and_Middle_America
gptkb:The_Fishes_of_Puget_Sound
gptkb:The_Fishes_of_Samoa
gptkb:The_Higher_Sacrifice
gptkb:The_Human_Harvest
gptkb:The_Philosophy_of_Despair
gptkb:The_Story_of_Matka
gptkb:The_Strength_of_Being_Clean
Matka and Kotik
The Stability of Truth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Louis_Agassiz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4