John Moresby

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British naval officer explorer human

John Moresby was a 19th-century British naval officer and explorer who charted parts of the coast of New Guinea.

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John Moresby canonical 6

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instanceOf British naval officer ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
human ⓘ
author John Moresby self-linksurface differs ⓘ
birthDate 1830-03-15 ⓘ
birthPlace London, England ⓘ
surface form: London
centuryOfActivity 19th century ⓘ
child John Moresby self-linksurface differs ⓘ
conflict Crimean War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1922-07-12 ⓘ
deathPlace Windsor ⓘ
discovered Port Moresby ⓘ
employer Royal Navy ⓘ
endTimeOfService 1870s ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
explored West Papua ⓘ
surface form: Papua region

southeastern coast of New Guinea ⓘ
familyName Moresby ⓘ
father Moresby ⓘ
surface form: Fairfax Moresby
fieldOfWork cartography ⓘ
hydrography ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
genreOfWriting exploration narrative ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
givenName John ⓘ
hasPlaceNamedAfter Port Moresby ⓘ
knownFor charting parts of the coast of New Guinea ⓘ
discovering and charting Port Moresby ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Admiral ⓘ
militaryStatus retired admiral ⓘ
name John Moresby self-link ⓘ
namedAfter John Moresby self-linksurface differs ⓘ
notableAchievement accurate hydrographic surveys in New Guinea waters ⓘ
notableFor extending European geographic knowledge of New Guinea ⓘ
notableWork contributions to mapping the south coast of New Guinea ⓘ
exploration of the coast of New Guinea ⓘ
occupation explorer ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
residence United Kingdom ⓘ
startTimeOfService 1842 ⓘ
wrote Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea ⓘ

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Port Moresby → namedAfter → John Moresby ⓘ
Port Moresby → foundedBy → John Moresby ⓘ
John Moresby → name → John Moresby self-link ⓘ
John Moresby → namedAfter → John Moresby self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Port Moresby
John Moresby → author → John Moresby self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea
John Moresby → child → John Moresby self-linksurface differs ⓘ
subject surface form: Fairfax Moresby