Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ranulph_Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:explorer
gptkb:person
author
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Eton_College
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Ran_Fiennes
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Polar_Medal
gptkbp:birthName gptkb:Ranulph_Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
gptkbp:children gptkb:Elizabeth_Fiennes
gptkbp:dateOfBirth 1944-03-07
gptkbp:father gptkb:Sir_Ranulph_Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes,_2nd_Baronet
gptkbp:genre adventure
autobiography
non-fiction
gptkbp:hasSibling gptkb:Sigrid_Fiennes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ranulph Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennes
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Audrey_Joan_Newson
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableAchievement oldest Briton to summit Mount Everest
first person to cross both polar ice caps and climb Everest
first person to circumnavigate the Earth along its polar axis
gptkbp:notableMission gptkb:Transglobe_Expedition
first unsupported crossing of Antarctica
first to visit both North and South Poles by surface means
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Mad,_Bad_and_Dangerous_to_Know
gptkb:The_Feather_Men
Cold
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkb:writer
motivational speaker
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Windsor,_Berkshire,_England
gptkbp:relative gptkb:Ralph_Fiennes
gptkb:Joseph_Fiennes
gptkb:Hero_Fiennes-Tiffin
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Exmoor,_Somerset,_England
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Louise_Millington
Virginia Pepper
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:BBC_documentaries
gptkb:Desert_Island_Discs
gptkb:Top_Gear
gptkbp:title gptkb:Baronet
Sir
gptkbp:website https://www.ranulphfiennes.co.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sir_Ranulph_Fiennes
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6