Glenn Curtiss

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Langley_Medal
Collier Trophy
gptkbp:birthDate 1878-05-21
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Hammondsport,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Casey_Baldwin
gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell
gptkb:John_Alexander_Douglas_McCurdy
gptkb:Thomas_Selfridge
gptkbp:deathDate 1930-07-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Buffalo,_New_York,_United_States
gptkbp:fieldOfWork gptkb:inventor
aviation
engineering
motorcycles
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Curtiss_Aeroplane_and_Motor_Company
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Glenn_Hammond_Curtiss
gptkbp:hasMonument gptkb:Curtiss_Mansion,_Miami_Springs,_Florida
gptkb:Glenn_H._Curtiss_Museum
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Glenn Curtiss
gptkbp:inductedInto gptkb:Motorcycle_Hall_of_Fame
gptkb:National_Aviation_Hall_of_Fame
gptkbp:influenced American aviation industry
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Alexander_Graham_Bell
gptkbp:knownFor founding Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company
motorcycle speed records
pioneering aviation
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Aerial_Experiment_Association
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Army_Signal_Corps
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Curtiss_JN-4_'Jenny'
gptkb:Curtiss_Model_D
gptkb:Curtiss_NC_flying_boat
gptkb:Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:engineer
gptkb:inventor
gptkb:pilot
motorcycle designer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:Frank_Richmond_Curtiss
gptkb:Lua_Andrews_Curtiss
gptkbp:recordedAt first officially witnessed flight of more than 1 km in the US
land speed record (1907)
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Pleasant_Valley_Cemetery,_Hammondsport,_New_York
gptkbp:signature Glenn Curtiss signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Lena_Neff
gptkbp:subjectOf biographies
documentaries
historical articles
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Aerial_Experiment_Association
gptkb:Wright_brothers
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4