Harriet Quimby

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkb:pilot
journalist
gptkbp:awardReceived National Aviation Hall of Fame (posthumously)
gptkbp:birthDate 1875-05-11
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Arcadia,_Michigan,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace Kensico Cemetery, Valhalla, New York, United States
gptkbp:causeOfDeath aviation accident
gptkbp:deathDate 1912-07-01
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Squantum,_Massachusetts,_United_States
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Leslie's_Illustrated_Weekly
gptkbp:gender female
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Harriet Quimby
gptkbp:knownFor first American woman to earn a pilot's license
first woman to fly solo across the English Channel
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableEvent crossed the English Channel solo on April 16, 1912
gptkbp:notableWork aviation journalism
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:pilot
journalist
gptkbp:pilotLicenseDate 1911-08-01
gptkbp:pilotLicenseIssuer gptkb:Aero_Club_of_America
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kensico_Cemetery
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4