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John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/John_Fisher,_1st_Baron_Fisher
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:Admiral
gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater
gptkb:Royal_Naval_School
gptkbp:awards
gptkb:Knight_Grand_Cross_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:order_of_merit
gptkbp:birthDate
1841-01-25
gptkbp:birthPlace
gptkb:Ceylon
gptkbp:burialPlace
gptkb:Kilverstone,_Norfolk,_England
gptkbp:children
gptkb:Cecil_Fisher
gptkbp:deathDate
1920-07-10
gptkbp:deathPlace
gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:fullName
gptkb:John_Arbuthnot_Fisher
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
John Fisher, 1st Baron Fisher
gptkbp:knownFor
gptkb:Fisher_Reforms
naval gunnery improvements
advocacy of submarines
promotion of oil-fueled ships
gptkbp:militaryBranch
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:monarchServed
gptkb:Edward_VII
gptkb:George_V
gptkbp:nationality
British
gptkbp:notableFor
naval reforms
modernization of the Royal Navy
introduction of Dreadnought battleship
gptkbp:occupation
gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:peerage
gptkb:Baron_Fisher
gptkbp:portrait
gptkb:Francis_Dodd
gptkbp:positionHeld
gptkb:Second_Sea_Lord
gptkb:First_Sea_Lord
gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_Mediterranean_Fleet
gptkb:Commander-in-Chief,_Portsmouth
gptkbp:predecessor
Sir Evan MacGregor (as First Sea Lord)
gptkbp:rank
Admiral of the Fleet
gptkbp:serviceYears
1854–1919
gptkbp:signature
John Fisher signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse
gptkb:Frances_Katharine_Josepha_Broughton
gptkbp:successor
Sir Arthur Wilson (as First Sea Lord)
gptkbp:title
gptkb:1st_Baron_Fisher
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:bfsLayer
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