Lawrence Oates

GPTKB entity

Properties (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Explorer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:awards None received during his lifetime.
gptkbp:birthDate 1880-03-17
gptkbp:born Grew up in a privileged environment.
gptkbp:burialPlace Mount_Hope,_Antarctica
gptkbp:celebrates gptkb:Oates_Glacier
gptkb:Oates_Memorial_Hut
Oates Land
Oates_Memorial_in_London
gptkbp:culturalImpact Symbol of self-sacrifice.
gptkbp:deathDate 1912-03-17
gptkbp:depictedIn gptkb:Scott_of_the_Antarctic
The White Darkness
The_Last_Place_on_Earth
gptkbp:diedIn Antarctic_winter
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Military_Academy_Sandhurst
gptkbp:family Son of a wealthy landowner.
gptkbp:famousFor His last words.
gptkbp:famousQuote I am just going outside and may be some time.
gptkbp:fate Died_in_the_Antarctic.
gptkbp:finaleDate 1911-1912 Antarctic Expedition.
gptkbp:firstMatch Left the tent to die in a blizzard.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Lawrence_Edward_Grace_Oates
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneering Antarctic explorer.
gptkbp:hobbies Exploration
Hiking
Photography
Skiing
Writing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lawrence Oates
gptkbp:influenced Exploration narratives.
Modern exploration ethics.
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
Victorian explorers.
gptkbp:influenceOn Subsequent_Antarctic_expeditions.
gptkbp:inspiration Various books and films
gptkbp:knownFor Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:legacy Remembered for his bravery and sacrifice.
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent Last_expedition_to_the_South_Pole
gptkbp:occupation Army_officer
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:Terra_Nova_Expedition
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Putney,_London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Joined_the_British_Army.
gptkbp:rank Captain
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkb:T._E._Lawrence
gptkb:Henry_Bowers
gptkb:Edward_Wilson
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:Scott's_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:serviceYears 1900-1912
gptkbp:sibling Had a sister.