Cook, James, 1728-1779

A voyage to the Pacific ocean
book chapter 1785

Summary: Captain James Cook was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer, and cartographer who led three voyages of exploration to the Pacific and Southern Oceans between 1768 and 1779. He completed the first recorded circumnavigation of the main islands of New Zealand, and led the first recorded visit by Europeans to the east coast of Australia and the Hawaiian Islands. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [2][3][4][5][6][7][8][1]
Born: 1728-10-27 [6]; 1728-10-28 [1]
Birth Place: Marton-in-Cleveland (GB) [2]; Marton [6]
Died: 1779-02-14 [6][1]
Death Place: Hawaii (États-Unis) [2]; Kealakekua Bay [6]
Country: Great Britain [1]
Language: English [2][3]
Occupation: Jūrasbraucējs [3]; Atklājējs [3]; explorer [6]; cartographer [6]; naval officer [6]; seafarer [6]; botanist [6]
Profession: Forschungsreisender [1]
Field of Activity: Ceļojumi [3]; Kartogrāfija [3]
Archives at: University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives [6]
Encyclopædia Britannica: Biography [6]
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: Biography (requires subscription) [6]
Yale LUX: Entity [6]
Notable Names Database: Profile [6]
British Museum person-institution thesaurus: Entry [6]
Oxford Reference: Overview [6]

Sources: 1. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 2. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 3. National Library of Latvia; 4. National Library of Korea; 5. National Library and Archives of Québec; 6. Wikidata; 7. Library of Congress; 8. VIAF

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