Matthew Henson

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Arctic explorer explorer human

Matthew Henson was an African American explorer best known as one of the first people to reach the North Pole and a key member of early Arctic expeditions.

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Matthew Henson canonical	2
Matthew Henson Earth Conservation Center	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Arctic explorer ⓘ explorer ⓘ human ⓘ
awardReceived	Congressional recognition for Arctic exploration ⓘ Hubbard Medal ⓘ
burialPlace	Arlington National Cemetery ⓘ
commemoratedBy	Matthew Henson self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Matthew Henson Earth Conservation Center Matthew Henson State Park in Maryland ⓘ schools named after Matthew Henson in the United States ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth	1866-08-08 ⓘ
dateOfDeath	1955-03-09 ⓘ
employer	Robert E. Peary ⓘ surface form: Robert Peary
ethnicGroup	Black Americans ⓘ surface form: African American
familyName	Henson ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Arctic geography ⓘ polar exploration ⓘ
genre	exploration literature ⓘ
givenName	Matthew ⓘ
hasHonorificTitle	co-discoverer of the North Pole ⓘ
hasOccupation	seaman ⓘ
hasPart	close collaboration with Inuit guides ⓘ role as navigator in Arctic expeditions ⓘ
influenced	historiography of polar exploration ⓘ later African American explorers ⓘ
influencedBy	Robert E. Peary ⓘ surface form: Robert Peary
knownFor	being among the first people to reach the North Pole ⓘ participation in Robert Peary’s Arctic expeditions ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
nativeLanguage	English ⓘ
notableAchievement	early African American figure in polar exploration ⓘ extensive sledge travel over Arctic sea ice ⓘ
notableWork	A Negro Explorer at the North Pole ⓘ
occupation	author ⓘ explorer ⓘ
participantIn	1908–1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ 1908–1909 North Pole expedition ⓘ surface form: Peary Arctic expeditions
placeOfBirth	Nanjemoy, Maryland, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath	New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York, United States
residence	New York City ⓘ surface form: New York City, New York, United States Washington, D.C. ⓘ surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
spouse	Lucy Ross ⓘ
subjectOf	biographies on African American explorers ⓘ historical reassessments of North Pole discovery ⓘ
workLocation	Arctic region ⓘ surface form: Arctic regions Greenland ⓘ

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Robert E. Peary → collaboratedWith → Matthew Henson ⓘ

1908–1909 North Pole expedition → participant → Matthew Henson ⓘ

Matthew Henson → commemoratedBy → Matthew Henson self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Matthew Henson Earth Conservation Center