Robert Peary Sr.

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Explorer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Navy
gptkb:National_Geographic_Society
gptkb:American_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:awards Medal of Honor
gptkbp:born May 6, 1856
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Marie_Ahnighito_Peary
gptkbp:died February 20, 1920
gptkbp:education gptkb:Bowdoin_College
gptkbp:explores Arctic_regions
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Anthropology
Archaeology
Cartography
Climatology
Economic geography
Environmental science
Ethnography
Geochemistry
Geography
Geology
Geophysics
Glaciology
Marine biology
Meteorology
Navigation
Oceanography
Paleontology
Social science
Urban geography
Wildlife biology
Cultural anthropology
Political geography
History of exploration
Cultural geography
Rural geography
Physical geography
Human geography
Environmental geography
Regional geography
Polar science
Exploration science
Cartographic science
Remote sensing.
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Robert_Edwin_Peary
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Robert Peary Sr.
gptkbp:influence Modern_Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:influenced Polar exploration
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Fridtjof_Nansen
gptkbp:knownFor North_Pole_expeditions
gptkbp:legacy Controversy_over_North_Pole_claim
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname The_Father_of_Arctic_Exploration
gptkbp:notableEvent Claimed_to_have_reached_the_North_Pole_in_1909
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Peary's_1906_expedition_to_the_North_Pole
gptkb:Peary's_1909_North_Pole_expedition
gptkb:Peary's_1898_expedition_to_Greenland
gptkb:Peary's_1905_expedition_to_the_North_Pole
gptkb:Peary's_1908_expedition_to_the_North_Pole
gptkbp:occupation Navy_officer
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Maine
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Josephine_Peary