James Hector

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkb:New_Zealand_Institute
New Zealand Geological Survey
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_New_Zealand
gptkbp:born June 16, 1834
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:contribution Described many new species of plants and animals
Mapped_geological_features_of_New_Zealand
Participated_in_the_New_Zealand_Geological_Survey
Studied_the_geology_of_the_South_Island
gptkbp:died July 24, 1907
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:field Anthropology
Botany
Climatology
Ecology
Environmental science
Geochemistry
Geodesy
Geography
Geomorphology
Geophysics
Hydrology
Oceanography
Petrology
Seismology
Soil science
Paleoecology
Volcanology
Zoology
Remote sensing
Geological hazard assessment
Geological mapping
Geoinformatics
Natural history
Geostatistics
Biogeography
Paleoclimatology
Sedimentology
Geological heritage
Geological education
Geological conservation
Geological modeling
Geohazards
Geodynamics
Geological tourism
Geochemistry of natural resources
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label James Hector
gptkbp:influenced New_Zealand_geology
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Lyell
gptkbp:knownFor Contributions_to_New_Zealand_geology
gptkbp:legacy Hector's dolphin named after him
Hector's rock wren named after him
Hector's shearwater named after him
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:notableWorks The_Geology_of_New_Zealand
gptkbp:occupation Geologist
gptkbp:researchFocus Geology
Mineralogy
Paleontology
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Wellington,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Hector