Statements (55)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:historical_figure
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gptkbp:advocated_for |
the establishment of a colony in the New World
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gptkbp:associated_with |
gptkb:Royal_Navy
Elizabethan era |
gptkbp:born |
1539
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gptkbp:burial_place |
gptkb:St._John's,_Newfoundland
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gptkbp:children |
two sons
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gptkbp:contribution |
geographical knowledge of North America
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gptkbp:died |
1583
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gptkbp:died_at_sea |
during a return voyage
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gptkbp:education |
gptkb:Oxford_University
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gptkbp:expedition |
from private investors
received from the Crown |
gptkbp:exploration_crew |
comprised of sailors and soldiers
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gptkbp:exploration_route |
across the Atlantic Ocean
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gptkbp:exploration_support |
from wealthy patrons
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gptkbp:famous_for |
his voyages to the New World
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gptkbp:first_to_claim |
land in North America for England
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gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:Colony_of_Newfoundland
the first permanent English settlement in North America |
gptkbp:historical_significance |
early English colonial efforts
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Sir Humphrey Gilbert
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gptkbp:influence |
English colonization efforts
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:the_Virginia_Company
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gptkbp:inspired |
future explorers
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gptkbp:is_documented_in |
his voyages in a journal
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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
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gptkbp:known_for |
advocating for colonization
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gptkbp:legacy |
pioneer of English colonization
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gptkbp:military_rank |
captain
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gptkbp:nationality |
English
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gptkbp:notable_work |
establishment of the first English colony in North America
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gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:explorer
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gptkbp:parent |
Richard Gilbert
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gptkbp:related_to |
the Roanoke Colony
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gptkbp:relation_to |
half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh
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gptkbp:spouse |
Anne Aylmer
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gptkbp:title |
gptkb:Sir
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gptkbp:was_a_patron_of |
gptkb:Queen_Elizabeth_I
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gptkbp:wrote |
a treatise on colonization
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Newfoundland
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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