John McDouall Stuart
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John McDouall Stuart was a 19th-century Scottish-born Australian explorer renowned for leading the first successful overland expedition from south to north across the Australian continent.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian explorer
ⓘ
Scottish-born Australian ⓘ explorer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| arrivalInAustralia | 1839 ⓘ |
| awarded |
Royal Geographical Society gold watch
ⓘ
Royal Geographical Society testimonial ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1815-09-07 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Dysart, Fife, Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Kensal Green Cemetery, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Australia
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossed | Australian continent from south to north ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1866-06-05 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| employer | South Australian government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Scottish ⓘ |
| expeditionCompletionYear | 1862 ⓘ |
| expeditionEndPoint | north coast of Australia near Van Diemen Gulf ⓘ |
| expeditionStartPoint | near Adelaide, South Australia ⓘ |
| exploredRegion |
Lake Eyre region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MacDonnell Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John McDouall Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument |
memorial at Chambers Pillar area, Northern Territory
ⓘ
statue in Victoria Square, Adelaide ⓘ |
| hasNamesake |
Central Mount Stuart
NERFINISHED
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Stuart Highway NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart, Northern Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| healthIssue |
progressive blindness in later life
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suffered from scurvy during expeditions ⓘ |
| inspiredProject | Australian Overland Telegraph Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownAs | Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ledExpedition | Stuart’s 1861–1862 south–north crossing of Australia ⓘ |
| militaryService | British Army ⓘ |
| movedTo | South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of central Australia
ⓘ
first successful overland expedition from south to north across the Australian continent ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
surveyor ⓘ |
| residence | Adelaide, South Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| returnedTo | Britain in 1864 ⓘ |
| routeUsedBy | Australian Overland Telegraph Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedIn | First Anglo-Afghan War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traversedRegion | central Australia ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Stuart Highway