Richard Hakluyt

English author, editor and translator (1553–1616)

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Born: 1552?
Died: 1616
Works: 142

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Voyages of Drake & Gilbert
Voyages & documents
Voyages of the Elizabethan seamen to America
Voyagers' tales
They told Mr. Hakluyt

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Born: 1553, Hereford , Herefordshire; or London, England
Died: 23 November 1616 (1616-11-23) (aged 64), London, England
Occupation: Author, editor and translator
Period: 1580–1609
Subject: Exploration; geography; travel

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Instance of: human
Given name: Richard
Gender: male
Citizenship: England
Place of birth: Hereford
Place of death: London
Occupation: presbyter
Position held: diacon, caterisit
Educated at: Westminster School
Employer: University of Oxford
Languages spoken: English language
Religion: Anglicanism
Movement: renaissance humanism
Image: RichardHakluyt-BristolCathedral-stainedglasswindow.jpg

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place of burial: Westminster Abbey
Commons category: Richard Hakluyt
date of birth: 1552-00-00
Commons Creator page: Richard Hakluyt
described by source: Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
has works in the collection: Art Institute of Chicago
writing language: English language
name in native language: Richard Hakluyt
P12749: Börnichen
date of burial or cremation: 1616-11-26
date of death: 1616-00-00

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1 object attributed to Richard Hakluyt, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

The principal nauigations, voyages, traffiques and discoueries of the English nation, made by sea or ouerland, to the remote and farthest distant quarters of the earth, at any time within the compasse of these 1600 yeres diuided into three seuerall volumes, according to the positions of the regions, whereunto they were directed : The first volume containeth the worthy discoueries, &c. of the English touuard the north and northeast by sea, ... together with many notable monuments and testimonies of the ancient forren trades, and of the warrelike and other shipping of this realme of England in former ages : whereunto is annexed a briefe commentary of the true state of Island, and of the northren seas and lands situate that way

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Encyclopedic overview

Richard Hakluyt (/ˈhæklʊt, ˈhæklət, ˈhækəlwɪt/; 1553 – 23 November 1616) was an English writer and Anglican Protestant priest. He is known for promoting the English colonization of North America through his works, notably Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America (1582) and The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (1589–1600).

Hakluyt was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. Between 1583 and 1588 he was chaplain and secretary to Sir Edward Stafford, English ambassador at the French court. An ordained priest, Hakluyt held important positions at Bristol Cathedral and Westminster Abbey and was personal chaplain to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, principal Secretary of State to Elizabeth I and James I. He was the chief promoter of a petition to James I for letters patent to colonize Virginia, which were granted to the London Company and Plymouth Company (referred to collectively as the Virginia Company) in 1606. The Hakluyt Society, which publishes scholarly editions of primary records of voyages and travels, was named after him in its 1846 formation.

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