James Edwin Webb

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/James_Edwin_Webb
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Langley_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Presidential_Medal_of_Freedom
gptkbp:birthDate 1906-10-07
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Tally_Ho,_North_Carolina,_United_States
gptkbp:deathDate 1992-03-27
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Washington,_D.C.,_United_States
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Edwin Webb
gptkbp:militaryRank lieutenant colonel
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:namesakeOf gptkb:James_Webb_Space_Telescope
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:NASA_Administrator
gptkbp:notableWork oversaw Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo programs
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:business_executive
gptkb:civil_servant
government position
gptkbp:politicalParty gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:positionHeld Administrator of NASA
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:T._Keith_Glennan
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Patricia_A._Webb
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Thomas_O._Paine
gptkbp:termEnd 1968
gptkbp:termStart 1961
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_E._Webb
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5