Properties (44)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Explorer
Geographer charity |
gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:American_Geographical_Society gptkb:Explorers_Club |
gptkbp:almaMater |
gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
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gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Gold_Medal_from_the_National_Geographic_Society
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gptkbp:birthDate |
1887-02-16
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gptkbp:deathDate |
1972-01-14
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
Geography
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Louise Arner Boyd
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gptkbp:influenced |
Women in exploration
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen
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gptkbp:inspiration |
Environmental activists
Women in STEM fields Future generations of explorers Geographers_and_cartographers Scientists_studying_the_Arctic |
gptkbp:knownFor |
Arctic_exploration
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gptkbp:legacy |
Inspiration for future explorers
Advocate for environmental conservation Promoter of scientific education Pioneer_for_women_in_science Contributions_to_Arctic_research |
gptkbp:nationality |
American
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gptkbp:notableEvent |
Published numerous scientific papers
Contributed to the understanding of climate change First woman to lead an Arctic expedition Established_the_Boyd_Scientific_Research_Fund Mapped_uncharted_areas_of_Greenland |
gptkbp:notableWork |
The_Arctic_in_the_1930s
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gptkbp:occupation |
Cartographer
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:San_Rafael,_California
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:San_Francisco,_California
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gptkbp:researchFocus |
Glaciology
Meteorology Oceanography |
gptkbp:scenicViews |
gptkb:1943_Arctic_expedition
1933 Arctic expedition 1937 Arctic expedition 1941 Arctic expedition 1947 Arctic expedition |
gptkbp:spouse |
Unmarried
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