Rear Admiral George W. Melville

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Rear_Admiral_George_W._Melville
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gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Brooklyn_Collegiate_and_Polytechnic_Institute
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Elliott_Cresson_Medal
gptkb:Medal_of_Honor
gptkbp:birthDate 1841-01-10
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:children gptkb:George_Melville_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1912-03-17
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania
gptkbp:fieldOfWork naval engineering
polar exploration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rear Admiral George W. Melville
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:militaryBranch gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:USS_Jeannette_Arctic_expedition
gptkb:USS_Thetis_rescue_mission
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:naval_officer
Arctic explorer
gptkbp:positionHeld gptkb:Engineer-in-Chief_of_the_United_States_Navy
gptkbp:rank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Laurel_Hill_Cemetery
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Henrietta_Melville
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