Leonard Shackleton

GPTKB entity

Properties (31)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
Polar Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1874-02-15
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._Paul’s_Cathedral
gptkbp:children gptkb:Raymond_Shackleton
gptkb:Frank_Shackleton
gptkb:Cecily_Shackleton
gptkbp:deathDate 1922-01-05
gptkbp:famousQuote “By endurance we conquer.”
“The greatest danger in life is not to take the adventure.”
“Difficulties are just things to overcome.”
“There is no such thing as bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”
“I am not a great man, but I am a great explorer.”
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Leonard Shackleton
gptkbp:influences Adventure literature
Exploration community
Polar exploration
gptkbp:knownFor Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent Leadership in extreme conditions
Survival of the Endurance shipwreck
Crossing_of_the_Antarctic_continent
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Nimrod_Expedition
gptkb:Imperial_Trans-Antarctic_Expedition
Endurance Expedition
gptkbp:occupation Businessman
Explorer
Writer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Emily_D._Shackleton