James E. Webb
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James E. Webb was an American government official who served as NASA’s second administrator, overseeing key early space missions during the 1960s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| James Edwin Webb | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
NASA administrator
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government official ⓘ human ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Presidential Medal of Freedom ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1906-10-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1992-03-27 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
George Washington University Law School
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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill ⓘ |
| employer |
Kerr-McGee Oil Industries
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NASA ⓘ
surface form:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
United States Department of State ⓘ |
| endTime | 1968-10-07 ⓘ |
| familyName |
James Webb Space Telescope
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surface form:
Webb
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| fieldOfWork |
public administration
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space policy ⓘ |
| fullName |
James E. Webb
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
James Edwin Webb
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| givenName | James ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administration of NASA during early Apollo era
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leading NASA during the 1960s space race ⓘ |
| memberOfPoliticalParty |
Democratic Party
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surface form:
Democratic Party (United States)
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| militaryBranch | United States Marine Corps ⓘ |
| namesakeOf | James Webb Space Telescope ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
development of NASA field centers
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expansion of NASA’s scientific research programs ⓘ oversight of Mariner planetary missions ⓘ oversight of Ranger lunar missions ⓘ oversight of early Apollo program ⓘ support of human spaceflight during Gemini program ⓘ |
| occupation |
business executive
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civil servant ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Tally Ho, North Carolina, United States ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| positionHeld |
Administrator of NASA
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Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs ⓘ
surface form:
Under Secretary of State
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| religion | Methodism ⓘ |
| residence |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Pattie A. (Pattie Anderson Webb) ⓘ |
| startTime | 1961-02-14 ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Washington, D.C.
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surface form:
Washington, D.C., United States
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James Edwin Webb