Governor Sir Thomas Brisbane

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Governor_Sir_Thomas_Brisbane
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1773-07-23
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Ayrshire,_Scotland
gptkbp:children gptkb:Thomas_Brisbane
Eleanor Brisbane
Maria Brisbane
gptkbp:deathDate 1860-01-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Largs,_Ayrshire,_Scotland
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Makdougall_Brisbane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Governor Sir Thomas Brisbane
gptkbp:knownFor Brisbane River named after him
Brisbane city named after him
astronomical observations in Australia
gptkbp:militaryRank Major General
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:Brisbane,_Queensland
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableAchievement established the first observatory in Australia
promoted scientific research in the colony
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:soldier
gptkb:colonial_administrator
astronomer
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Lachlan_Macquarie
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Anna_Maria_Hay
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Ralph_Darling
gptkbp:termEnd 1825
gptkbp:termStart 1821
gptkbp:title gptkb:Governor_of_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Paramatta_Observatory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7