Sir Humphrey Gilbert

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:historical_figure
gptkbp:advocated_for the establishment of a colony in the New World
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:Royal_Navy
Elizabethan era
gptkbp:born 1539
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John's,_Newfoundland
gptkbp:children two sons
gptkbp:contribution geographical knowledge of North America
gptkbp:died 1583
gptkbp:died_at_sea during a return voyage
gptkbp:education gptkb:Oxford_University
gptkbp:expedition from private investors
received from the Crown
gptkbp:exploration_crew comprised of sailors and soldiers
gptkbp:exploration_route across the Atlantic Ocean
gptkbp:exploration_support from wealthy patrons
gptkbp:famous_for his voyages to the New World
gptkbp:first_to_claim land in North America for England
gptkbp:founded gptkb:Colony_of_Newfoundland
the first permanent English settlement in North America
gptkbp:historical_significance early English colonial efforts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Humphrey Gilbert
gptkbp:influence English colonization efforts
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:the_Virginia_Company
gptkbp:inspired future explorers
gptkbp:is_documented_in his voyages in a journal
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:Newfoundland
1583
faced harsh weather conditions
navigational difficulties
navigational techniques
inspired future colonization efforts
set the stage for future colonies.
establish trade routes
finding a northwest passage
claimed land for England
expanded European knowledge of North America
increased interest in the New World
influenced the Age of Discovery
gptkbp:known_as a pioneer of English exploration
gptkbp:known_for advocating for colonization
gptkbp:legacy pioneer of English colonization
gptkbp:military_rank captain
gptkbp:nationality English
gptkbp:notable_work establishment of the first English colony in North America
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:parent Richard Gilbert
gptkbp:related_to the Roanoke Colony
gptkbp:relation_to half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh
gptkbp:spouse Anne Aylmer
gptkbp:title gptkb:Sir
gptkbp:was_a_patron_of gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
gptkbp:wrote a treatise on colonization
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Newfoundland
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4