Richard Evelyn Byrd IV

GPTKB entity

Properties (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Antarctica
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_National_Geographic_Society
Legion of Merit
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:born October 25, 1888
gptkbp:children gptkb:Richard_Evelyn_Byrd_V
gptkbp:contributedTo aviation technology
polar research
gptkbp:died March 11, 1957
gptkbp:established gptkb:Little_America_base
gptkb:Byrd_Station
gptkbp:explores Arctic_regions
Antarctic_regions
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy aviation
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Byrd_Polar_Research_Center
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Evelyn Byrd IV
gptkbp:influenced future explorers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Robert_Peary
gptkbp:inspiration scientific community
adventurers
gptkbp:knownFor establishing scientific research stations
Antarctic_exploration
extensive_mapping_of_Antarctica
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Byrd_Station
gptkbp:militaryRank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent First to fly over both poles
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Byrd_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:notableWork First flight over the South Pole
gptkbp:occupation explorer
gptkbp:participatedIn gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Winchester,_Virginia
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Boston,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Marie_Byrd
gptkbp:wrote Discovery
Alone
Little America
The_Flight_to_the_South_Pole
The_Secret_of_the_South_Pole