Frederick Cook
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Frederick Cook was an American explorer and physician best known for his controversial claim to have reached the North Pole before Robert Peary.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
explorer
ⓘ
human ⓘ physician ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Green-Wood Cemetery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cerebral hemorrhage ⓘ |
| controversy |
authenticity of his Denali ascent claim
ⓘ
authenticity of his North Pole claim ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1865-06-10 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1940-08-05 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
New York University
ⓘ
New York University School of Medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | German American ⓘ |
| familyName | Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
medicine
ⓘ
polar exploration ⓘ |
| givenName | Frederick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Evelyn Hunt Cook
NERFINISHED
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Helene Cook Vetter NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Hunt Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
claim of first ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley)
ⓘ
claim of reaching the North Pole in 1908 ⓘ controversy over priority of North Pole discovery with Robert Peary ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medicalSpecialty | general medicine ⓘ |
| memberOfExpedition | Belgian Antarctic Expedition (1897–1899) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Frederick Albert Cook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | English ⓘ |
| notableEvent | public dispute with Robert Peary over North Pole priority ⓘ |
| notableWork |
My Attainment of the Pole
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To the Top of the Continent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
explorer
ⓘ
physician ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
Antarctic exploration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arctic exploration ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Hortonville, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Rochelle, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | ship's doctor on the Belgian Antarctic Expedition ⓘ |
| religion | Lutheranism ⓘ |
| residence |
Brooklyn, New York
NERFINISHED
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New Rochelle, New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Cora Louisa Pust
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marie Fidele Hunt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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