George Nares

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/George_Nares
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1831-04-24
gptkbp:child gptkb:George_Edward_Nares
gptkbp:deathDate 1915-01-15
gptkbp:expedition gptkb:British_Arctic_Expedition_(1875–1876)
gptkb:Challenger_expedition
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:George_Strong_Nares
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label George Nares
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Arctic_exploration
commanding the Challenger expedition
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Leith,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Surbiton,_England
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Narrative_of_a_Voyage_to_the_Polar_Sea_during_1875–6_in_H.M._Ships_'Alert'_and_'Discovery'
gptkbp:rank gptkb:Admiral
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Grant
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Challenger_Expedition
gptkb:Nares_Strait
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5