Statements (40)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
Person
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gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:Scottish_National_Antarctic_Expedition
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gptkbp:awards |
Gold Medal of the Royal Scottish Geographical Society
Fellow_of_the_Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh |
gptkbp:birthDate |
1867-07-09
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gptkbp:children |
William_Bruce
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gptkbp:deathDate |
1948-02-28
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gptkbp:fieldOfStudy |
Botany
Geography Meteorology |
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
William Spiers Bruce
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gptkbp:image |
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5e/William_Spiers_Bruce.jpg
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:John_Murray
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gptkbp:influencedBy |
gptkb:Charles_Wyville_Thomson
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gptkbp:knownFor |
Antarctic_exploration
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gptkbp:legacy |
Influenced future polar expeditions
Pioneer_of_Antarctic_research Promoted_the_importance_of_Antarctic_conservation Contributed_to_the_establishment_of_scientific_research_in_Antarctica Honored_in_various_geographical_names_in_Antarctica |
gptkbp:members |
gptkb:Royal_Scottish_Geographical_Society
gptkb:Royal_Society_of_Edinburgh gptkb:Royal_Geographical_Society |
gptkbp:nationality |
Scottish
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gptkbp:notableWork |
gptkb:The_Scottish_National_Antarctic_Expedition
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gptkbp:occupation |
Polar explorer
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth |
gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath |
gptkb:Edinburgh,_Scotland
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gptkbp:researchFocus |
Glaciology
Oceanography Antarctic flora Geological_surveys_in_Antarctica Meteorological_conditions_in_Antarctica |
gptkbp:significantEvent |
gptkb:Scottish_National_Antarctic_Expedition_(1902-1904)
First to map parts of the Antarctic Peninsula Participated in the 1910-1913 Antarctic expedition Published_numerous_scientific_papers_on_Antarctic_research Discovery_of_the_Bruce_Plateau Contributed_to_the_understanding_of_Antarctic_ecosystems |
gptkbp:spouse |
Margaret_Bruce
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