Clerke, Charles
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ou09Account of Tonga, 1777
Account of Tonga, 1777book chapter 1967
- Summary
- Captain Charles Clerke RN was an officer in the Royal Navy who sailed on four voyages of exploration, three with Captain James Cook. When Cook was killed during his 3rd expedition to the Pacific, Clerke took command but died later in the voyage from tuberculosis. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1]VIAF[2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)[3]Wikidata
- Born
- 1741 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1741-08-22 [3]Wikidata
- Birth Place
- Essex [3]Wikidata
- Died
- 1779 [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 1779-08-22 [3]Wikidata
- Death Place
- Kamchatka Peninsula [3]Wikidata
- Country
- Great Britain [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Occupation
- explorer [3]Wikidata
- sailor [3]Wikidata
- seafarer [3]Wikidata
- military officer [3]Wikidata
- Profession
- Kapitän [2]Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [3]Wikidata
- Yale LUX
- Entity [3]Wikidata
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Wikidata
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