Sir James Clark Ross

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Explorer
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1800-04-15
gptkbp:child James_Clark_Ross_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Hydrographic surveys
Meteorological data collection
Mapping_of_the_Antarctic_region
Botanical_studies_in_the_Arctic
Scientific_observations_in_the_Arctic
Geological_studies_in_Antarctica
Zoological_studies_in_the_Antarctic
gptkbp:deathDate 1862-04-03
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Geography
Meteorology
Oceanography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir James Clark Ross
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Roald_Amundsen
gptkb:Richard_Byrd
gptkb:Robert_Falcon_Scott
gptkb:Ernest_Shackleton
gptkb:James_Cook
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:William_Edward_Parry
gptkbp:knownFor Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:legacy Ross_Sea_named_after_him
Ross_Dependency_named_after_him
Ross_Ice_Shelf_named_after_him
Ross_Island_named_after_him
Ross_Expedition_commemorated_in_history.
Ross_Sea_Party_named_after_him
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent First to reach the North Magnetic Pole
First to reach the South Magnetic Pole
Discovery_of_the_Ross_Sea
Discovery_of_the_Ross_Ice_Shelf
Charting_of_the_Antarctic_coastline
gptkbp:notableWorks The_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:parent gptkb:John_Ross
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:London
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:positionHeld Royal_Navy_officer
gptkbp:rank Captain
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:Ross_Expedition
Arctic_Expedition
gptkbp:serviceYears 1812-1862
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:George_Ross
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Ann_Ross