Lieutenant James Cook

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1728-10-27
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Marton,_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Kealakekua_Bay,_Hawaii
gptkbp:causeOfDeath stab wounds
gptkbp:children gptkb:Hugh_Cook
gptkb:James_Cook_Jr.
gptkb:Nathaniel_Cook
gptkbp:deathDate 1779-02-14
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Kealakekua_Bay,_Hawaii
gptkbp:education Postgate School, Great Ayton
gptkbp:employer gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:expedition gptkb:First_voyage_of_James_Cook
gptkb:Second_voyage_of_James_Cook
gptkb:Third_voyage_of_James_Cook
gptkbp:explores gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Lieutenant James Cook
gptkbp:knownFor first European contact with eastern Australia
first recorded circumnavigation of New Zealand
mapping of Newfoundland
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:memorial gptkb:Captain_Cook_Memorial,_Canberra
gptkb:Captain_Cook's_Cottage,_Melbourne
Captain Cook Memorial Museum, Whitby
James Cook Monument, Hawaii
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:A_Voyage_Towards_the_South_Pole_and_Round_the_World
gptkb:A_Voyage_to_the_Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkb:naval_officer
cartographer
gptkbp:parent gptkb:James_Cook_(father)
Grace Pace Cook (mother)
gptkbp:rank Captain
Lieutenant
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Church_of_England
gptkbp:shipCommanded gptkb:HMS_Endeavour
gptkb:HMS_Adventure
gptkb:HMS_Resolution
gptkbp:signature James Cook signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse Elizabeth Batts Cook
gptkbp:subjectOf numerous biographies
statues and memorials worldwide
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wollumbin
gptkb:Orpheus_Island
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7