Given the question: What key details about matthew c. perry can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: matthew calbraith perry -lrb- april 10 , 1794 -- march 4 , 1858 -rrb- was a commodore of the united states navy and commanded a number of ships . he served in several wars , most notably in the mexican -- american war and the war of 1812 . he played a leading role in the opening of japan to the west with the convention of kanagawa in 1854 . perry was very concerned with the education of naval officers and helped develop an apprentice system that helped establish the curriculum at the united states naval academy . with the advent of the steam engine , he became a leading advocate of modernizing the us navy and came to be considered '' the father of the steam navy '' in the united states .
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- death place is new york city , new york , u.s.- caption is perry mathew brady . in the 1850s , in a photograph by- birth name is matthew calbraith perry- death date is 04 march 1858- allegiance is united states united states of america 1851 23px- commands is shark york navy yard mississippi 1841 6 mosquito fleet 1821 6 africa squadron fulton 1837 6 new- spouse is jane -lrb- slidell -rrb- perry- birth date is 10 april 1794- serviceyears is 1809 -- 1858- name is matthew perry- branch is united states navy 1851 23px- image is commodore matthew calbraith perry.png- birth place is newport , rhode island , u.s.- rank is commodore