Sir John Ross

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_John_Ross

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:explorer gptkb:naval_officer gptkb:person
gptkbp:awarded	gptkb:Companion_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath gptkb:Knight_Bachelor
gptkbp:birthDate	1777-06-24
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Balsarroch,_Scotland
gptkbp:burialPlace	gptkb:Kensal_Green_Cemetery
gptkbp:deathDate	1856-08-30
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:expedition	gptkb:1818_Arctic_expedition gptkb:1829-1833_Arctic_expedition
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Sir John Ross
gptkbp:knownFor	gptkb:Northwest_Passage_expeditions gptkb:Arctic_exploration
gptkbp:militaryBranch	gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:nationality	Scottish
gptkbp:notableAchievement	first European to reach the Magnetic North Pole (by his nephew James Clark Ross during his expedition) discovery of Boothia Peninsula
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:explorer gptkb:naval_officer
gptkbp:parent	gptkb:Rev._Andrew_Ross
gptkbp:portrait	gptkb:John_Simpson
gptkbp:publishedWork	gptkb:A_Voyage_of_Discovery_(1819) gptkb:Narrative_of_a_Second_Voyage_in_Search_of_a_North-West_Passage_(1835)
gptkbp:rank	Rear Admiral
gptkbp:shipCommanded	gptkb:HMS_Isabella gptkb:Victory_(steamship)
gptkbp:sibling	gptkb:James_Clark_Ross
gptkbp:subjectOf	biographies historical articles
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:United_States_Senator
gptkbp:bfsLayer	3