George Forster

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:alma_mater gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:James_Cook
gptkbp:birth_date 1752-01-26
gptkbp:child gptkb:George_Forster_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Cultural anthropology
Botanical illustrations
gptkbp:death_date 1825-12-16
gptkbp:fellowship Fellow of the Royal Society
gptkbp:field gptkb:Anthropology
Natural history
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Forster
gptkbp:image George Forster portrait.jpg
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkb:Alfred_Russel_Wallace
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:Carl_Linnaeus
gptkb:Georg_Wilhelm_Steller
gptkbp:known_for Ethnographic studies of the South Pacific
gptkbp:language gptkb:German
English
gptkbp:member gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Voyage_with_Captain_Cook
Botanical expeditions
Contributions to botany
Scientific writings
Publication of travel accounts
Contributions to anthropology
Contributions to zoology
Study of indigenous cultures
Cultural exchanges with indigenous peoples
Collection of specimens
Public lectures on natural history
Natural history lectures
Ethnographic research in Polynesia
Legacy in natural history
Membership in scientific societies
Recognition by peers in natural sciences
gptkbp:notable_work A Voyage Round the World
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:Biology
Ethnographer
gptkbp:place_of_birth gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:place_of_death gptkb:England
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth Forster
gptkbp:work_location gptkb:Australia
gptkb:New_Zealand
South Pacific Islands
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:HMS_Discovery
gptkb:HMS_Endeavour
gptkb:J._G._Forster
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5