Sir Thomas Brisbane
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Sir Thomas Brisbane was a 19th-century Scottish soldier, colonial governor of New South Wales, and noted astronomer after whom the Australian city of Brisbane is named.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
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| Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane | 0 | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
astronomer
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colonial governor → human → soldier → |
| appointedBy |
UK government
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surface form:
British government
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| awardReceived |
Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order
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Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath NERFINISHED → |
| birthDate | 1773-07-23 → |
| birthPlace |
Largs
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surface form:
Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
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| burialPlace |
Largs
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surface form:
Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
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| contributedTo | mapping of the southern skies → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Kingdom of Great Britain
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United Kingdom → |
| deathDate | 1860-01-27 → |
| deathPlace |
Largs
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surface form:
Largs, Ayrshire, Scotland
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| educatedAt |
Largs Parish School
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University of Edinburgh → |
| endTime | 1825 → |
| familyName | Brisbane → |
| fieldOfWork |
astronomy
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colonial administration → |
| founded | Brisbane Observatory (Parramatta Observatory) → |
| givenName | Thomas → |
| hasPlaceNamedAfter |
Brisbane River
NERFINISHED
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Brisbane suburb of New Farm (Brisbane Street names) → Brisbane →
surface form:
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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| honorificPrefix | Sir → |
| influenced | development of astronomy in Australia → |
| knownFor | being namesake of the city of Brisbane, Australia → |
| memberOf |
Royal Society
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Royal Society of Edinburgh → |
| militaryBranch | British Army → |
| militaryRank | Major General → |
| name |
Sir Thomas Brisbane
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane
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| nobleTitle | Baronet → |
| notableWork | establishment of an astronomical observatory in New South Wales → |
| occupation |
astronomer
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colonial administrator → soldier → |
| positionHeld | Governor of New South Wales NERFINISHED → |
| religion |
Presbyterian
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surface form:
Presbyterianism
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| residence |
New South Wales
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Scotland → |
| servedIn | Napoleonic Wars → |
| spouse | Anna Maria Hay → |
| startTime | 1821 → |
| title | 6th Baronet of that Ilk → |
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this entity surface form:
Sir Thomas Makdougall Brisbane