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.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Nathaniel Palmer canonical 9
Nathaniel B. Palmer 3
Nathaniel Bowditch Palmer 1

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf explorer
human
sea captain
seal hunter
activeIn 19th-century maritime trade
Antarctic Peninsula
surface form: Antarctic Peninsula region

Southern Ocean
associatedWith Stonington, Connecticut sealing fleet
birthDate 1799-08-08
burialPlace Town of Stonington, Connecticut
surface form: Stonington, Connecticut
commandedVessel Hero
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1877-06-21
era 19th century
familyName Palmer
fieldOfWork navigation
polar exploration
sealing
gender male
givenName Nathaniel
hasHonorificEponym Palmer Archipelago
Palmer Land
Palmer Station
RV Nathaniel B. Palmer
hasParticularSignificanceIn history of American sealing industry
history of Antarctic exploration
knownFor Antarctic exploration voyages in the 1820s
being among the first to sight the Antarctic Peninsula
early exploration of Antarctica
language English
maritimeActivity sealing voyages in the Southern Ocean
name Nathaniel Palmer self-linksurface differs
surface form: Nathaniel Brown Palmer
nationality American
notableWork voyages to the Antarctic region in the sloop Hero
occupation explorer
mariner
seal hunter
ship captain
placeOfBirth Town of Stonington, Connecticut
surface form: Stonington, Connecticut
placeOfDeath San Francisco, California, United States of America
surface form: San Francisco, California

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Subject: Nathaniel Palmer
Description of subject: Nathaniel Palmer was a 19th-century American seal hunter and explorer often credited as one of the first people to sight the Antarctic Peninsula.

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Orkney Islands discoveredBy Nathaniel Palmer
Palmer Land namedAfter Nathaniel Palmer
this entity surface form: Nathaniel B. Palmer
Palmer Station namedAfter Nathaniel Palmer
this entity surface form: Nathaniel B. Palmer
Nathaniel Palmer name Nathaniel Palmer self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Nathaniel Brown Palmer
Coronation Island discoveredBy Nathaniel Palmer
Laurie Island discoveredBy Nathaniel Palmer
RV Nathaniel B. Palmer namedAfter Nathaniel Palmer
this entity surface form: Nathaniel Bowditch Palmer
RV Nathaniel B. Palmer namedAfter Nathaniel Palmer
this entity surface form: Nathaniel B. Palmer
Hero commander Nathaniel Palmer
subject surface form: Hero (sealing vessel)
Hero associatedWith Nathaniel Palmer
subject surface form: Hero (sealing vessel)
Palmer Archipelago namedAfter Nathaniel Palmer
Palmer Archipelago discoveredBy Nathaniel Palmer