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Charles Wilkes
Wilkes
Naval officer and explorer from the United States (1798-1877).
Wikipedia | Charles Wilkes
Statements about
Charles Wilkes
Country of Citizenship
United States
Place of Birth
New York City
Place of Death
Washington
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Date of Birth
4/3/1798
Date of Death
2/8/1877
Occupation
Explorer
Naval Officer
Geographer
Oceanographer
Botanist
Writer
Botanical Collector
Scientific Collector
Instance Of
Human
Given Name
Charles
Educated At
Columbia University
Position Held
Commanding Officer
(1838 - 1842)
Participant In
:
United States Exploring Expedition
Start Time
:
1838
End Time
:
1842
Place of Burial
Arlington National Cemetery
Commons Gallery
Charles Wilkes
Member Of
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Philosophical Society
(1843 - )
Start Time
:
1843
Award Received
Patron’s Medal
(1848)
Follows
:
Ludwig Leichhardt
Followed By
:
Charles Von Hügel
Series Ordinal
:
10
Award Rationale
:
the talent and perseverance he displayed in a voyage of four years for discovery in the Southern Hemisphere and in the Antarctic regions
Point in Time
:
1848
Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Name in Native Language
Charles Wilkes
Described by Source
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
Statement Is Subject Of
:
Q24363250
Library of the World's Best Literature
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
Subject Named As
:
Wilkes, Charles
The American Portrait Gallery
Volume
:
1
Encyclopædia Britannica 11th Edition
Statement Is Subject Of
:
1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Wilkes, Charles
Geographicus Rare Antique Maps Biographical Dictionary of Cartographers
Language of Work or Name
:
English
Family Name
Wilkes
Languages Spoken, Written or Signed
English
Sex or Gender
Male
Writing Language
English
Has Works in the Collection
Australian National Maritime Museum
Start of Work Period
1818
Father
John De Ponthieu Wilkes
Participant In
United States Exploring Expedition
Mother
Mary Magdalene Wilkes
Image of Grave
Plaque Image
External Pages About Charles Wilkes
Project Gutenberg Author
Encyclopædia Britannica Online
ISNI
Interlingual Index
WordNet 3.1 Synset
Encyclopedia of China (Third Edition)
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