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March 1, 1715 (63 years old)
Zodiac Sign
Virgo
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William Dampier
William Dampier was an English explorer, pirate, private, navigator and naturalist who became the first British to explore what is now Australia and the first to circle around. the world three times. He is also described as Australia's first natural historian, as well as one of the most important British explorers of the period between Sir Walter Raleigh and James Cook. His expeditions were among the first to identify and name a number of plants, animals, food and cooking techniques for a European audience; was one of the first English writers to use words like butter, barbecue, and chopsticks. When he described the preparation of avocados, he was the first European to describe the creation of guacamole seeds, called bread plants, and to frequently document the flavors of many foods that are unfamiliar to the diet. European flavors like flamingo and manatee.
BornBaptised 5 September 1651, East Coker, Somerset, England
DiedMarch 1715 (aged 63), London, England
NationalityEnglish and, after the Union, British
OccupationPrivateer and explorer
Known forExploring and mapping Australia, Circumnavigation
Spouse(s)Judith Dampier

About William Dampier

Explorer William Dampier was born in England on September 1, 1651. He dies at the age of 63, on March 1, 1715.

English explorer who sailed to Australia and completed three circumnavigations of the world. When his book A New Voyage Round the World was published in 1697, it was a huge success.

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William Dampier before becoming famous

William Dampier was born in the Zodiac sign Virgo (The Maiden), and 1651 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).

He produced A New Voyage Round the World, which pleased high-ranking British Navy officers enough that he was assigned to command a Royal Navy ship that journeyed to western Australia.

Achievement of William Dampier

He coordinated Alexander Selkirk's rescue, which may have been the inspiration for author Daniel Defoe's renowned novel Robinson Crusoe.

William Dampier's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He was born in Somerset, England, and attended King's School in Bruton as a child.

William Dampier Collabed with

He and Explorer Sir Walter Raleigh were two of England's most famous explorers.

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Walter Raleigh (1552 - 1618)

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William Dampier Income & Net worth

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