Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Sir_Tannatt_William_Edgeworth_David
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire
gptkb:Bigsby_Medal
gptkb:Clarke_Medal
gptkbp:birthDate 1858-01-28
gptkbp:deathDate 1934-08-28
gptkbp:education gptkb:New_College,_Oxford
gptkbp:employer gptkb:University_of_Sydney
gptkbp:fieldOfWork geology
Antarctic exploration
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:leadership_in_the_Australasian_Antarctic_Expedition
first ascent of Mount Erebus
reaching the South Magnetic Pole
discovery of the Hunter Valley coalfields
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Australian_Academy_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:militaryRank Lieutenant Colonel
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:Australian_Army
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Australian
British
gptkbp:notableStudent gptkb:Douglas_Mawson
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkb:geologist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:St._Fagans,_Wales
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Sydney,_Australia
gptkbp:positionHeld Professor of Geology, University of Sydney
gptkbp:restingPlace gptkb:Northern_Suburbs_Memorial_Gardens,_Sydney
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Caroline_Martha_David
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Edgeworth_David
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6