Frederick Cook Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:American_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal_from_the_National_Geographic_Society
gptkbp:born January 10, 1865
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Green-Wood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Frederick_Cook_III
gptkbp:controversy Disputed_North_Pole_claim
gptkbp:died August 5, 1940
gptkbp:education gptkb:New_York_University
gptkbp:famousFor Exploration of Greenland
Exploration_of_the_Arctic
gptkbp:field Exploration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Frederick Cook Jr.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_Peary
gptkbp:influenceOn Later polar explorers
gptkbp:knownFor Polar exploration
gptkbp:legacy Polar exploration history
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Arctic_Expedition_1908
gptkb:Greenland_Expedition_1891
gptkbp:notableFor Claiming_to_have_reached_the_North_Pole
gptkbp:occupation Explorer
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:North_Pole
Geography
Navigation
Adventure travel
Polar regions
Survival skills
Adventure stories
Historical documentation
Historical exploration
Exploration literature
Polar research
Scientific expeditions
Exploration technology
Legacy of exploration
Early 20th century exploration
Travel narratives
Expedition planning
Cultural impact of exploration
Exploration ethics
Exploration challenges
Historical figures in exploration
Cultural perceptions of explorers
Environmental impact of exploration
Arctic_regions
Exploration_controversies
gptkbp:residence gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:spouse Mabel_Cook
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:My_Attainment_of_the_Pole
To_the_North_Pole