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 5