Sir Edward Beechey

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Navy_ship
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:British_Admiralty
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:awards Order of the Bath
gptkbp:birthDate 1790-01-01
gptkbp:careerEnd 1848
gptkbp:careerStart 1806
gptkbp:child gptkb:Edward_Beechey_Jr.
gptkbp:contributedTo Hydrography
gptkbp:contribution Mapping_of_the_Arctic
gptkbp:culturalImpact Inspiration for literature
gptkbp:deathDate 1848-02-24
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:St._John's_Cemetery,_London
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_Academy
gptkbp:explores 19th century
gptkbp:faculty gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Arts
gptkbp:famousFor Arctic_exploration_and_mapping
gptkbp:fellowship Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society
gptkbp:historicalLegacy Legacy_in_Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:historicalRole Naval_officer_during_the_Napoleonic_Wars
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneering Arctic navigation
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Edward Beechey
gptkbp:influence Influenced_future_Arctic_expeditions
gptkbp:influenced Arctic_explorers
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Cook
gptkbp:influenceOn British_naval_strategy
gptkbp:inspiration Modern cartography
gptkbp:involved Naval expeditions
gptkbp:knownFor Hydrographic surveys
gptkbp:legacy Beechey_Island_named_after_him
gptkbp:notableEvent Discovery of Beechey Island
First to survey the North West Passage
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Beechey_Island
Explorer
Beechey’s Arctic Expedition
Recognized for contributions to navigation.
Arctic_navigation_techniques
Survey_of_the_North_American_Arctic
gptkbp:notableWork Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:portrait gptkb:Thomas_Lawrence
gptkbp:rank Admiral
gptkbp:researchField Geography
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:Beechey_Island_expedition
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Beechey
gptkbp:workLocation Navigation