William Speirs Bruce

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Scottish_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Scottish_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkb:British_Antarctic_Survey
gptkb:British_Association_for_the_Advancement_of_Science
gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Scottish_Meteorological_Society
gptkbp:awards Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh
gptkbp:birthDate 1867-07-01
gptkbp:child gptkb:William_Bruce_Jr.
gptkbp:contribution Mapping of Antarctica
Scientific research in polar regions
Promotion of Antarctic exploration
Advancement of meteorological science
Education in geography and science
gptkbp:deathDate 1921-10-28
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Geography
Meteorology
Oceanography
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William Speirs Bruce
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:John_Murray
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Charles_Wyville_Thomson
gptkbp:knownFor Antarctic_exploration
gptkbp:legacy gptkb:Bruce_Plateau
gptkb:Bruce_Island
gptkb:Bruce_Sea
gptkb:Bruce_Inlet
gptkb:Bruce_Glacier
gptkbp:nationality Scottish
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Scottish_National_Antarctic_Expedition
gptkbp:occupation Scientist
Polar explorer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
gptkbp:researchFocus Climate change
Glaciology
Sea ice
Ocean currents
Meteorological observations
Antarctic_marine_biology
gptkbp:scenicViews gptkb:British_Antarctic_Expedition_1907-1909
gptkb:British_Antarctic_Expedition_1910-1913
gptkb:British_Antarctic_Expedition_1914-1917
gptkb:Scottish_National_Antarctic_Expedition_1902-1904
gptkbp:spouse Margaret_Bruce