Properties (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Explorer
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| gptkbp:affiliatedWith |
gptkb:Robert_Peary
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| gptkbp:awardedBy |
gptkb:Navy_Cross
honorary degrees |
| gptkbp:born |
August 8, 1866
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| gptkbp:contributedTo |
scientific_knowledge_of_the_Arctic
|
| gptkbp:died |
January 9, 1955
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| gptkbp:explores |
gptkb:Greenland
gptkb:the_Arctic_Ocean the_North_Pole_region |
| gptkbp:firstSeason |
gptkb:the_North_Pole
|
| gptkbp:has |
three children
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Matthew Alexander Henson
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
future generations of explorers
|
| gptkbp:isEngagedIn |
gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
|
| gptkbp:isKnownFor |
his skills in navigation
his skills in survival in extreme conditions his_relationship_with_Inuit_people |
| gptkbp:isRecognizedBy |
gptkb:the_National_Geographic_Society
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
Arctic_exploration
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:spouse |
Lucy_Henson
|
| gptkbp:wasA |
early advocate for civil rights
pioneer in the field of cartography pioneer in the field of anthropology pioneer in the field of anthropology. pioneer in the field of archaeology pioneer in the field of biology pioneer in the field of ethnography pioneer in the field of geography pioneer in the field of geology pioneer in the field of meteorology pioneer in the field of oceanography pioneer in the field of paleontology pioneer in the field of zoology member_of_the_Explorers_Club recipient_of_the_Gold_Medal_from_the_National_Geographic_Society African_American_pioneer_in_exploration recipient_of_the_Silver_Medal_from_the_Royal_Geographical_Society member_of_the_Arctic_Club pioneer_in_polar_exploration recipient_of_the_Congressional_Gold_Medal recipient_of_the_Spingarn_Medal role_model_for_African_Americans |
| gptkbp:wasEducatedAt |
gptkb:the_Distinguished_Service_Medal
the title of 'the first man to reach the North Pole' by some historians |
| gptkbp:wasPartOf |
Peary's_expeditions
|
| gptkbp:worksAt |
a messenger
a sailor a carpenter |
| gptkbp:worksWith |
gptkb:Matthew_Henson
|
| gptkbp:wrote |
gptkb:A_Negro_Explorer_at_the_North_Pole
|