Leon Amundsen

GPTKB entity

Statements (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Explorer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Norwegian_Polar_Institute
gptkbp:associatedWith Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
Order of St. Olav
gptkbp:birthDate 1872-07-16
gptkbp:child gptkb:Leon_Amundsen_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1928-06-18
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Geography
Meteorology
Oceanography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leon Amundsen
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Hempleman-Adams
gptkb:Ann_Bancroft
gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkb:Felicity_Aston
gptkb:Richard_Byrd
gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkb:Wally_Herbert
gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkb:Liv_Arnesen
Børge Ousland
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen
gptkbp:inventor Sledging techniques
Innovative navigation methods
Use of dogs in polar expeditions
Use of scientific instruments in exploration
Use_of_the_Fram_ship_design
gptkbp:knownFor Polar exploration
gptkbp:legacy Influence on future explorers
Innovator_in_Arctic_navigation
Pioneer_of_polar_exploration
gptkbp:nationality Norwegian
gptkbp:notableEvent First to fly over the North Pole
gptkbp:notableFeature First to reach the South Pole
First to traverse the Northwest Passage
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:The_South_Pole:_An_Account_of_the_Norwegian_Antarctic_Expedition_in_the_Fram,_1910-1912
My_Life_as_an_Explorer
gptkbp:occupation Explorer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Borg,_Norway
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Barents_Sea
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:South_Pole_Expedition
gptkb:Gjoa_Expedition
gptkb:Northwest_Passage_Expedition
gptkb:Maud_Expedition
gptkb:Fram_Expedition
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_H._Amundsen