Properties (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
explorer
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society gptkb:American_Geographical_Society |
| gptkbp:awards |
gptkb:Navy_Cross
gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society Honorary_Member_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society |
| gptkbp:born |
May 6, 1856
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| gptkbp:burialPlace |
gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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| gptkbp:children |
gptkb:Marie_Ahnighito_Peary
gptkb:Robert_Peary_Jr. |
| gptkbp:died |
February 20, 1920
|
| gptkbp:explores |
gptkb:Greenland
Arctic_regions |
| gptkbp:famousFor |
claiming_to_reach_the_North_Pole
|
| gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
geography
cartography exploration polar_science |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Robert Edwin Peary
|
| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Matthew_Henson
gptkb:Richard_E._Byrd |
| gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
polar exploration
|
| gptkbp:legacy |
inspiration for future explorers
influence_on_Arctic_exploration controversy_over_North_Pole_claim |
| gptkbp:nationality |
American
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
The_Father_of_Arctic_Exploration
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
First to claim reaching the North Pole
Conducted_scientific_research_in_the_Arctic Developed_techniques_for_Arctic_travel Established_the_Peary_Arctic_Club Led_multiple_Arctic_expeditions Authored_several_books_on_Arctic_exploration Explored_the_northern_Greenland_coast Surveyed_the_Arctic_regions Pioneered_the_use_of_sled_dogs_in_Arctic_expeditions |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:Northward_Over_the_Great_Ice
|
| gptkbp:residence |
gptkb:New_York_City
gptkb:Washington,_D.C. |
| gptkbp:scenicViews |
gptkb:Peary_Arctic_Club
1909 North Pole expedition 1891-1892 expedition to Greenland 1898-1902 Greenland expedition 1905-1906 expedition to the North Pole |
| gptkbp:spouse |
gptkb:Josephine_Diebitsch_Peary
|