Marcus Whitman
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Marcus Whitman was a 19th-century American physician and Protestant missionary best known for his work in the Pacific Northwest and his role in early Oregon Trail migration.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American pioneer
ⓘ
Protestant missionary ⓘ human ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Whitman Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | killing in the Whitman massacre ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Whitman College
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
statue in the National Statuary Hall Collection ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1802-09-04 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1847-11-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Fairfield Medical College NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOfMissionTargets |
Cayuse people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nez Perce people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
ⓘ
missionary work ⓘ |
| fullName | Marcus Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Marcus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritageSite | Whitman Mission National Historic Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegacyDebate | controversy over role in U.S. claims to Oregon Country ⓘ |
| hasOccupationRole | guide for wagon trains on the Oregon Trail ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Whitman Mission
ⓘ
missionary work in the Pacific Northwest ⓘ role in early Oregon Trail migration ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | homicide ⓘ |
| missionStationName | Waiilatpu Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | American Protestant missions to Native Americans ⓘ |
| notableEvent | Whitman massacre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | establishing overland route assistance for Oregon Trail settlers ⓘ |
| occupation |
missionary
ⓘ
physician ⓘ |
| partnerInMission | Narcissa Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Ontario County, New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rushville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Oregon Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whitman Mission NERFINISHED ⓘ near Walla Walla, Washington ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
Protestant Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Protestantism
|
| representedIn | National Statuary Hall Collection NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Narcissa Whitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Oregon Country
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest NERFINISHED ⓘ near present-day Walla Walla, Washington ⓘ |
| yearSettledInOregonCountry | 1836 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Whitman, Massachusetts