William Cornwallis
Sign in to saveAlso known as Adm. Hon. Sir William Cornwallis
Royal Navy admiral (1744-1819)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1807
- Died
- 1848
- Works
- 11
Top works
- Adventures in Africa
- The wild sports of Southern Africa; being the narrative of an expedition from the Cape of Good Hope, through the territories of the chief Moselekatse, to the Tropic of Capricorn
- Portraits of the Game and Wild Animals of Southern Africa (Hunting Classics of)
- Introduction to the second edition of The highlands of Aethiopia
- Ethiopian encounters
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of Great Britain
- Occupation
- military officer
- Educated at
- Eton College
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Conflict
- Seven Years' War
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Military rank
- captain
- Image
- William Cornwallis as Admiral.jpg
- Work location
- London
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- date of birth
- 1744-02-10
- date of death
- 1819-07-05
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- name in native language
- William Cornwallis
- Commons category
- William Cornwallis (admiral)
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