Paul du Chaillu

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Anthropologist
Explorer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:born June 31, 1835
gptkbp:children 2
gptkbp:died April 30, 1903
gptkbp:famousFor First to confirm the existence of gorillas
Writing_about_African_cultures
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Ethnography
Natural History
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paul du Chaillu
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:David_Livingstone
gptkb:Henry_Morton_Stanley
Richard Lydekker
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:knownFor Exploration of Africa
gptkbp:language English
French
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent Contributions to geography
Contributions to literature
Contributions to science
Contributions to education
Contributions to exploration
Contributions to conservation
Contributions to natural history
Contributions to anthropology
Contributions to zoology
Contributions to ethnography
Contributions to primatology
First to bring gorillas to the attention of the Western world
Pioneering_studies_of_African_wildlife
gptkbp:notableWork Explorations_and_Adventures_in_Equatorial_Africa
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_Orleans,_Louisiana
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:scenicViews Gorilla Expedition
Equatorial_Africa_Expedition
gptkbp:spouse Mary_du_Chaillu