Nathaniel Palmer
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Nathaniel Palmer was a 19th-century American seal hunter and explorer often credited as one of the first people to sight the Antarctic Peninsula.
Aliases (2)
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
explorer
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human → sea captain → seal hunter → |
| activeIn |
19th-century maritime trade
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Antarctic Peninsula region → Southern Ocean → |
| associatedWith |
Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet
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| birthDate |
1799-08-08
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| burialPlace |
Stonington, Connecticut
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| commandedVessel |
Hero
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| deathDate |
1877-06-21
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| era |
19th century
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| familyName |
Palmer
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| fieldOfWork |
navigation
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polar exploration → sealing → |
| gender |
male
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| givenName |
Nathaniel
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| hasHonorificEponym |
Palmer Archipelago
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Palmer Land → Palmer Station → RV Nathaniel B. Palmer → |
| hasParticularSignificanceIn |
history of American sealing industry
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history of Antarctic exploration → |
| knownFor |
Antarctic exploration voyages in the 1820s
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being among the first to sight the Antarctic Peninsula → early exploration of Antarctica → |
| language |
English
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| maritimeActivity |
sealing voyages in the Southern Ocean
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| name |
Nathaniel Brown Palmer
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| nationality |
American
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| notableWork |
voyages to the Antarctic region in the sloop Hero
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| occupation |
explorer
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mariner → seal hunter → ship captain → |
| placeOfBirth |
Stonington, Connecticut
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| placeOfDeath |
San Francisco, California
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Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Palmer Land
("Nathaniel B. Palmer")
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Palmer Station ("Nathaniel B. Palmer") → |
namedAfter |
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South Orkney Islands
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discoveredBy |
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Nathaniel Palmer
("Nathaniel Brown Palmer")
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name |