Bradford Washburn
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Bradford Washburn was an American mountaineer, photographer, and cartographer renowned for his pioneering climbs in Alaska and his groundbreaking aerial mapping of mountainous regions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bradford Washburn canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cartographer
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human ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ museum director ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Geographic Society Hubbard Medal
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Royal Geographical Society Founder’s Gold Medal ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Geographical Society Gold Medal
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| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1910-06-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-01-10 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| employer |
Museum of Science
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surface form:
Museum of Science, Boston
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| familyName | Washburn ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
aerial photography
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cartography ⓘ mountaineering ⓘ photogrammetry ⓘ |
| genre |
aerial landscape photography
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mountain photography ⓘ |
| givenName |
Bradford
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Henry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
aerial mapping of mountainous regions
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high-precision photogrammetric maps ⓘ pioneering climbs in Alaska ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | American Alpine Club ⓘ |
| name | Henry Bradford Washburn Jr. ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped popularize scientific mountaineering in North America
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led or participated in first ascents in the Alaska Range ⓘ pioneered use of large-format aerial photography for mountain mapping ⓘ produced some of the most accurate large-scale maps of Denali ⓘ |
| notableWork |
aerial photography of the Alaska Range
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detailed maps of Denali (Mount McKinley) ⓘ topographic maps of the Grand Canyon ⓘ |
| occupation |
cartographer
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explorer ⓘ mountaineer ⓘ museum director ⓘ photographer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Alaska
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surface form:
Alaska, United States
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ
surface form:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfBirth |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
Lexington, Massachusetts
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surface form:
Lexington, Massachusetts, United States
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| positionHeld | director of the Museum of Science, Boston ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Barbara Washburn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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