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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Richard Hakluyt has received more than 425,649 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Richard Hakluyt is the 4,277th most popular writer (down from 3,920th in 2019), the 3,055th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,890th in 2019) and the 343rd most popular British Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 430k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 49.56

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 27

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.66

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.00

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Voyages of the Elizabethan seamen to America
Voyages and travels, Early works to 1800, Discovery and exploration
1893
Divers voyages touching the discovery of America and the islands adjacent
Voyages and travels, Discovery and exploration, Natural history
1850
Voyages and Discoveries
Voyages and travels, Discoveries (in geography), English
1958
Principall navigations, voiages and discoveries of the English nation
Voyages and travels, Discoveries in geography, English
1589
Voyages in Search of the North-West Passage
Voyages and travels, Discovery and exploration, Accessible book
1800
The principal navigations, voyages, traffiques and discoveries of the English nation
Accessible book, British, Collected works
1903

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Richard Hakluyt ranks 4,277 out of 7,302. Before him are Chen Zi'ang, Luise Rinser, Seán O'Casey, Julius Zeyer, Steen Steensen Blicher, and Marcel Arland. After him are Herbert W. Franke, Malika Oufkir, Edna Ferber, Johann Christian Günther, Txillardegi, and William Boyd.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1552, Richard Hakluyt ranks 22. Before him are Anna of Cleves, Paolo Sarpi, Marfa Sobakina, Barbara Longhi, Alberico Gentili, and Edward Coke. After him is Gabriello Chiabrera. Among people deceased in 1616, Richard Hakluyt ranks 20. Before him are Kuzma Minin, Tang Xianzu, Cornelis Ketel, Matthias de l'Obel, Francis Beaumont, and Vitsentzos Kornaros. After him is Hugh O'Neill, Earl of Tyrone.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Richard Hakluyt ranks 3,055 out of 8,785. Before him are Frank Watson Dyson (1868), Jimmie Nicol (1939), Felicity Jones (1983), Roy Urquhart (1901), Gladys Cooper (1888), and Jack Cardiff (1914). After him are Konstantinos Paspatis (1878), Jack Broughton (1703), Steve Marriott (1947), Edwin Flack (1873), Willie Applegarth (1890), and Peter Phillips (1977).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Richard Hakluyt ranks 343. Before him are John Winthrop (1588), Walter Map (1140), David Almond (1951), Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823), Anthony Hope (1863), and Richard Pococke (1704). After him are Pamela Colman Smith (1878), John Stott (1921), Reynold A. Nicholson (1868), Winston Graham (1908), Andrew Marvell (1621), and William Thoms (1803).

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