John Oxley

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:New_South_Wales_government
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:colonial_Australia
exploratory expeditions
Australian_history
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1783-12-18
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Rookwood_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:John_Oxley_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution mapping_Australian_interior
gptkbp:deathDate 1828-05-26
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Oxley_family
gptkbp:explores gptkb:New_South_Wales
gptkb:Queensland
early 19th century
gptkbp:famousFor gptkb:Oxley_Island
Oxley Highway
Oxley_Creek
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy geography
gptkbp:historicalSignificance advocate for exploration
early colonial explorer
influencer of future explorers
contributor_to_Australian_identity
promoter_of_land_settlement_in_Australia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label John Oxley
gptkbp:influenced Australian_exploration
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Cook
gptkbp:influenceOn Australian_geography
Australian_cartography
Australian_settlement
gptkbp:knownFor exploration_of_Australia
gptkbp:legacy pioneer_of_Australian_exploration
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableFeature 1820 expedition to the Lachlan River
1823 expedition to Moreton Bay
1824 expedition to the Brisbane River
1825 expedition to the Darling River
1826 expedition to the Macquarie River
1827 expedition to the Goulburn River
1828 expedition to the Hunter River
gptkbp:notableWork Reports of the Explorations
gptkbp:occupation explorer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Lincolnshire,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Thomas_Mitchell
gptkbp:spouse Mary_Oxley
gptkbp:successor gptkb:George_Evans