Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:orcas
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Academy_of_Natural_Sciences_of_Philadelphia
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| gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Lewis_and_Clark_Expedition
|
| gptkbp:birth_place |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:born |
April 24, 1809
|
| gptkbp:children |
John Townsend Jr.
|
| gptkbp:collection |
specimens of birds
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| gptkbp:contribution |
Zoological studies
Bird taxonomy. Natural history of North America. |
| gptkbp:death_place |
gptkb:Oregon_Territory
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| gptkbp:died |
August 15, 1851
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| gptkbp:discovery |
New species of birds.
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
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| gptkbp:expedition |
Oregon Trail Expedition.
|
| gptkbp:field |
ornithology
|
| gptkbp:field_of_study |
Bird migration patterns.
Western United States. |
| gptkbp:historical_legacy |
Influence on future ornithologists.
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
John Kirk Townsend
|
| gptkbp:influence_on |
American ornithology
Bird conservation efforts. |
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:John_James_Audubon
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Alexander_Wilson
|
| gptkbp:involvement |
scientific expeditions
|
| gptkbp:known_for |
describing new bird species
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
Townsend's Warbler named in his honor
|
| gptkbp:mentor |
Alexander Wilson.
John James Audubon. |
| gptkbp:named_after |
Townsend's Chipmunk
Townsend's Solitaire Townsend's Warbler |
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
|
| gptkbp:notable_achievement |
First to describe many western bird species.
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| gptkbp:notable_publication |
A New Species of Bird.
Contributions to North American Ornithology. Notes on the Ornithology of the United States. Observations on the Birds of the United States. The Birds of North America. The Birds of the Pacific Coast. The Birds of the United States. The Natural History of the Birds of North America. The Ornithology of the United States. |
| gptkbp:notable_work |
gptkb:The_Birds_of_North_America
|
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:Pacific_Northwest
gptkb:Biology |
| gptkbp:parent |
gptkb:John_Townsend
Mary Kirk Townsend |
| gptkbp:published_in |
Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences.
|
| gptkbp:published_work |
Descriptions of New Species of Birds.
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| gptkbp:research |
Taxonomic classification.
Field observation. |
| gptkbp:research_focus |
avian species
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| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Mary Ann Townsend
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Swainson's_Warbler
gptkb:Nutall's_Pica gptkb:Myiarchus_swainsoni gptkb:Nuttall's_White-crowned_Sparrow |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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