Thomas Brisbane

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater	gptkb:University_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society gptkb:Knight_Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_Bath
gptkbp:birthDate	1773-07-23
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Ayrshire,_Scotland
gptkbp:deathDate	1860-01-27
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Largs,_Ayrshire,_Scotland
gptkbp:fieldOfWork	gptkb:astronomy gptkb:military gptkb:colonial_administrator
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Makdougall_Brisbane
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Thomas Brisbane
gptkbp:memorial	gptkb:Brisbane_City gptkb:Brisbane_Planetarium gptkb:Brisbane_River
gptkbp:militaryRank	Major General
gptkbp:nationality	Scottish
gptkbp:notableFor	Brisbane, Australia named after him establishing the first observatory in Australia
gptkbp:occupation	gptkb:soldier gptkb:colonial_administrator astronomer
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Lachlan_Macquarie
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Anna_Maria_Hay
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:Ralph_Darling
gptkbp:termEnd	1825
gptkbp:termStart	1821
gptkbp:title	gptkb:Governor_of_New_South_Wales
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Sir_Thomas_Makdougall_Brisbane
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5