Properties (57)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:American_Society_of_Mammalogists gptkb:American_Ornithologists'_Union |
gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:New_York_Zoological_Society
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gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:John_Muir
gptkb:Theodore_Roosevelt |
gptkbp:awards |
Honorary_Doctorate_from_Columbia_University
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gptkbp:born |
October 19, 1865
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gptkbp:children |
2
|
gptkbp:contribution |
Establishment of national parks
Wildlife conservation advocacy Promotion of eugenics theories |
gptkbp:died |
May 30, 1932
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Columbia_University
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gptkbp:field |
Conservation
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
Anthropology
Botany Zoology |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Madison Grant
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Gifford_Pinchot
gptkb:Rachel_Carson gptkb:Aldo_Leopold gptkb:David_Brower Conservation movement Eugenics movement |
gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Charles_Darwin
Huxley |
gptkbp:knownFor |
Advocacy for wildlife preservation
Advocating for the protection of the whooping crane Advocating for the protection of the bald eagle Advocating for the protection of the gray wolf Advocating for the protection of the manatee Advocating for the protection of the mountain lion Advocating for the protection of the black-footed ferret Founding_the_Bronx_Zoo Advocating_for_the_protection_of_the_American_alligator Founding_the_New_York_Aquarium Promoting_the_National_Park_Service Advocating_for_the_protection_of_the_California_condor Advocating_for_the_protection_of_the_Florida_panther Advocating_for_the_protection_of_the_American_bison |
gptkbp:legacy |
Influence on modern conservation policies
Controversial views on race and eugenics |
gptkbp:nationality |
American
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gptkbp:notableWork |
The Passing of the Great Race
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gptkbp:occupation |
Author
Conservationist |
gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:The_New_York_Evening_Post Scientific American |
gptkbp:restingPlace |
gptkb:Woodlawn_Cemetery
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gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Margaret_Grant
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gptkbp:wrote |
The Great Race
The Conquest of a Continent |