John Cleves Symmes III

GPTKB entity

Properties (54)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf person
gptkbp:advocatesFor scientific inquiry
polar exploration
gptkbp:associatedWith Symmes'_Hole
gptkbp:born March 15, 1780
gptkbp:contributedTo geology
gptkbp:died February 20, 1829
gptkbp:education gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkbp:founded the_Symmes_Society
gptkbp:hasChild John_Cleves_Symmes_IV
gptkbp:hasCitations the_early_American_scientific_community
gptkbp:hasConflictWith the scientific community
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn later_theories_of_Earth_structure
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Cleves Symmes III
gptkbp:influencedBy scientific exploration
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor contemporary scientists
gptkbp:isEngagedIn gptkb:Greenwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:isInfluencedBy the Enlightenment
gptkbp:isInspiredBy the_works_of_Isaac_Newton
gptkbp:isInvolvedIn public lectures
public debates
the promotion of exploration
the promotion of scientific literacy
the promotion of scientific expeditions
the_exploration_of_the_Arctic
the_study_of_Earth's_interior
gptkbp:isKnownFor his public persona
his eccentric theories
his advocacy for exploration.
his eccentric public lectures
his writings on geology
Symmes_the_Theorist
his_theories_on_Earth's_structure
gptkbp:isMemberOf gptkb:the_American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers
gptkb:the_American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Sciences
gptkb:the_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:the_American_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:the_American_Philosophical_Society
the_American_Geophysical_Union
the_Explorers_Club
the_Geological_Society_of_America
the_Society_of_American_Naturalists
the_United_States_Exploring_Expedition
gptkbp:knownFor theory of concentric spheres
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:New_Jersey
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:occupation explorer
gptkbp:publishedBy the_Symmes_Theory_of_Concentric_Spheres
gptkbp:relatedTo the_Hollow_Earth_theory
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt scientific conferences
gptkbp:wasFoundedIn early 19th century
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy to_the_North_Pole
to_the_South_Pole
gptkbp:wrote a pamphlet on his theories