King, James, 1750-1784
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- Summary
- Captain James King was an officer of the Royal Navy. He served under James Cook on his last voyage around the world, specialising in taking important astronomical readings using a sextant. After Cook died he helped lead the ships on the remainder of their course, also completing Cook's account of the voyage. He continued his career in the Navy, reaching the rank of post-captain, commanding several ships and serving in the American War of Independence. Wikipedia
- Gender or Sex
- Male [1][2][3][4]
- Born
- 1750 [2][4]
- Birth Place
- Clitheroe [2][4]
- Died
- 1784 [2]
- 1784-10 [4]
- Death Place
- Nizza [2]
- Nice [4]
- Country
- Great Britain [2]
- Language
- English [3]
- Occupation
- explorer [4]
- astronomer [4]
- sailor [4]
- seafarer [4]
- military officer [4]
- Educated at
- Clitheroe Royal Grammar School [4]
- Country of Education
- United Kingdom [4]
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Biography (requires subscription) [4]
- Yale LUX
- Entity [4]
- British Museum person-institution thesaurus
- Entry [4]
- Sources
- 1. VIAF
- 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany)
- 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France
- 4. Wikidata
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