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Richard Hakluyt (/ ˈhæklʊt, ˈhæklət, ˈhækəlwɪt /; [1] 1553 – 23 November 1616) was an English writer.
Richard Hakluyt (born c. 1552, London?—died November 23, 1616, England) was an English geographer noted for his political influence, his voluminous writings, and his persistent promotion of Elizabethan overseas expansion, especially the colonization of North America.
Aug 26, 2024 · Richard Hakluyt, better known as Richard Hakluyt (the younger) or Richard Hakluyt (the minister) to distinguish him from his elder cousin of the same name, was an editor, geographer, and Anglican minister. With his cousin, he acted as one of the chief propagandists of English colonization in North America.
Richard Hakluyt (pronounced /ˈhæklʊt/, /ˈhæklət/, or /ˈhækəlwɪt/) [1] (c. 1552 or 1553 – 23 November 1616) was an English writer. He is famous for his efforts in promoting the settlement of North America by the English through his works.
Richard Hakluyt, (born c. 1552, London, Eng.?—died Nov. 23, 1616, England), British geographer. A clergyman, he gave public lectures and became the first professor of modern geography at the University of Oxford.
Richard Hakluyt (pronounced IPA: /ˈhæklʊt, ˈhæklət, ˈhækəlwɪt/) [1] (c. 1552 or 1553 – November 23, 1616) was an English writer. He is principally remembered for his efforts in promoting and supporting the settlement of North America by the English through his works, notably Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America (1582 ...
FROM THE COLLECTIONS OF RICHARD HAKLUYT. INTRODUCTION. Richard Hakluyt, notwithstanding the Dutch look of his name, was of a good British stock, from Wales or the Welsh borders. At the beginning of the fourteenth century an ancestor of his, Hugo Hakelute, sat in Parliament as member for Leominster.
Aug 26, 2024 · Richard Hakluyt, better known as Richard Hakluyt (the elder) or Richard Hakluyt (the lawyer) to distinguish him from his younger cousin of the same name, was an active propagandist of English colonization of North America.
May 21, 2018 · The English geographer and author Richard Hakluyt (c. 1552-1616) was one of the first practical geographers in England and an important promoter of the English colonization of North America. The second son of Richard Hakluyt, a London skinner, Richard Hakluyt attended Westminster School.
Richard Hakluyt (1552–1616), after whom the Hakluyt Society is named, is best known for the two editions of his great collection of travels, The Principal Navigations, Voyages and Discoveries of the English Nation (1589,and 1598–1600), but between 1580 and 1614 he was also responsible in various ways – as author, editor, translator or ...
