Richard Henry Dana Sr.

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Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:American_Antiquarian_Society
gptkb:Massachusetts_Historical_Society
gptkb:California
gptkb:California_Historical_Society
gptkb:Harvard_Law_School
gptkb:American_Bar_Association
gptkb:New_England
gptkb:Newport_Art_Museum
gptkb:California_State_Library
gptkb:Newport_Historical_Society
gptkbp:awards Honorary degrees from universities
gptkbp:born August 1, 1815
gptkbp:child gptkb:Richard_Henry_Dana_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Legal reforms for sailors
Literary depiction of maritime life
gptkbp:died January 6, 1882
gptkbp:field Law
Literature
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Richard Henry Dana Sr.
gptkbp:influenced Maritime Law
Legal education
Maritime education
American_literature
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Herman_Melville
gptkb:Nathaniel_Hawthorne
gptkbp:involvedIn Education reform
Social reform
Anti-slavery movement
Temperance movement
gptkbp:knownFor Advocacy for sailors' rights
gptkbp:members gptkb:American_Academy_of_Arts_and_Letters
gptkbp:nationality American
White_American
gptkbp:notableWork Two Years Before the Mast
gptkbp:occupation Author
Lawyer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Cambridge,_Massachusetts
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Newport,_Rhode_Island
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Richard_Henry_Dana_Jr.
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Elizabeth_Dana
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:The_Seaman's_Manual
The History of the American Merchant Marine
The_Life_of_a_Sailor
The_Merchant_Service
The_Seaman's_Friend