William Cook

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Person
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:HMS_Discovery
gptkb:HMS_Resolution
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:HMS_Endeavour
gptkbp:awards Royal Society's Copley Medal
gptkbp:birth_date 1728-10-27
gptkbp:burial_place gptkb:St._John's_Church,_England
gptkbp:children gptkb:James_Cook
gptkb:Joseph_Cook
gptkb:Nathaniel_Cook
gptkb:George_Cook
gptkb:William_Cook_Jr.
gptkbp:death_date 1779-02-14
gptkbp:descendant Cook family
Cook's descendants in Australia
Cook's descendants in New Zealand
Cook's descendants in the UK
Cook's descendants in the US
gptkbp:expedition First Voyage (1768-1771)
Second Voyage (1772-1775)
Third Voyage (1776-1779)
gptkbp:famous_for gptkb:Claiming_Australia_for_Great_Britain
Mapping the Pacific
First European to visit Hawaii
Circumnavigating New Zealand
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Cook
gptkbp:influenced Cartography
Exploration of the Pacific
Navigation techniques
gptkbp:is_explored_in gptkb:Australia
gptkb:Hawaii
gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Pacific_Ocean
gptkbp:known_for gptkb:Cook_Islands
gptkbp:legacy Numerous geographical features named after him
Cook Islands named after him
Cook Strait named after him
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:British
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:explorer
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Elizabeth_Cook
gptkbp:wrote gptkb:Journal_of_Captain_Cook's_Voyages
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Newspeak
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4