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Noun Named Entity
Categories: People of the United States Exploring Expedition, 19th-century explorers, Circumnavigators of the globe, United States Navy rear admirals (upper half), American explorers of the Pacific
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Wilkes  Charles Wilkes  C. Wilkes  Commander Wilkes  Lieutenant Charles Wilkes
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United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877) WordNet 3.0
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United States explorer of Antarctica (1798-1877) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Charles Wilkes was an American naval officer, ship's captain, and explorer. Wikipedia
naval officer and explorer from the United States (1798-1877) Wikidata
IS A
explorer
homo
AWARD RECEIVED
Patron’s Medal
CONFLICT
American Civil War
COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP
United States
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
EDUCATED AT
Columbia University
FAMILY NAME
Wilkes
GIVEN NAME
Charles
HAS WORKS IN THE COLLECTION
Australian National Maritime Museum
LANGUAGES SPOKEN, WRITTEN OR SIGNED
English
MEMBER OF
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
MILITARY BRANCH
United States Navy
Union Navy
MILITARY RANK
admiral
OCCUPATION
writer
geographer
naval officer
botanist
explorer
PARTICIPANT IN
United States Exploring Expedition
PLACE OF BIRTH
New York
PLACE OF BURIAL
Arlington National Cemetery
PLACE OF DEATH
Washington
SEX OR GENDER
male
WRITING LANGUAGE
English
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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Wilkes, Charles Wilkes
Wikipedia
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Charles Wilkes
Wikidata
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Charles Wilkes
Wikipedia Redirections
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C. Wilkes, Commander Wilkes, Lieutenant Charles Wilkes, Wilkes, Charles
Wikidata Alias
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Wilkes

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