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Richard Hakluyt

1552 - 1616

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Richard Hakluyt (; 1553 – 23 November 1616) was an English writer. He is known for promoting the English colonization of North America through his works, notably Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America (1582) and The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation (1589–1600). Hakluyt was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. Between 1583 and 1588 he was chaplain and secretary to Sir Edward Stafford, English ambassador at the French court. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Hakluyt is the 3,510th most popular writer (up from 4,277th in 2019), the 2,804th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 3,056th in 2019) and the 318th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Richard Hakluyt ranks 3,510 out of 7,302. Before him are Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo, Susan Brownmiller, Kir Bulychev, Corippus, Immanuel Velikovsky, and John Winthrop. After him are Liza Marklund, Jakob Hurt, Anthony Horowitz, Kálmán Mikszáth, Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, and Shudraka.

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Among people born in 1552, Richard Hakluyt ranks 20. Before him are Pietro Cataldi, Dom Justo Takayama, Paolo Sarpi, Anna of Cleves, Barbara Longhi, and Marfa Sobakina. After him are Alberico Gentili, Edward Coke, and Gabriello Chiabrera. Among people deceased in 1616, Richard Hakluyt ranks 18. Before him are Johannes Fabricius, Kuzma Minin, Tang Xianzu, Agnes Hedwig of Anhalt, Francis Beaumont, and Matthias de l'Obel. After him are Vitsentzos Kornaros, Cornelis Ketel, and Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Hakluyt ranks 2,805 out of 8,785. Before him are Willie Watson (1920), Graeme Souness (1953), Adam Clayton (1960), Philip Henry Gosse (1810), Joseph Larmor (1857), and John Winthrop (1588). After him are John Terry (1980), Anthony Horowitz (1955), Cuthred of Wessex (750), Harold Laski (1893), Vanessa Angel (1966), and John Cockerill (1790).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Richard Hakluyt ranks 318. Before him are Edith Durham (1863), Iain Banks (1954), Marion Chesney (1936), Jojo Moyes (1969), Peter James (1948), and John Winthrop (1588). After him are Anthony Horowitz (1955), Robert Holdstock (1948), William Ernest Henley (1849), John Osborne (1929), William Cowper (1731), and E. W. Hornung (1866).

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