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List Of People From Kent
This is a list of notable residents of the county of Kent in England who have a Wikipedia page. Persons are grouped by occupation and listed in order of birth. Kent is defined by its current boundaries. Academics, engineers and scientists *Charles Culmer (c. 1300s) – supposedly built the fishermen's stairs which Broadstairs is named after *William Caxton (c. 1420 – c. 1492) – first person to introduce a printing press into England *Richard Knolles (c. 1545–1610) – Ottoman Empire historian * Richard Baker (1568–1645) – historian *Robert Fludd (1574–1637) – physicist and astrologer *John Tradescant the elder (c. 1575–1638) – gardener and botanist *John Tradescant the Younger (1608–1662) – gardener and botanist *William Harvey (1578–1657) – anatomist *John Wallis (1616–1703) – mathematician given partial credit for the development of modern calculus *Robert Plot (1640–1696) – naturalist and Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford * Step ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces the French department of Pas-de-Calais across the Strait of Dover. The county town is Maidstone. It is the fifth most populous county in England, the most populous non-Metropolitan county and the most populous of the home counties. Kent was one of the first British territories to be settled by Germanic tribes, most notably the Jutes, following the withdrawal of the Romans. Canterbury Cathedral in Kent, the oldest cathedral in England, has been the seat of the Archbishops of Canterbury since the conversion of England to Christianity that began in the 6th century with Saint Augustine. Rochester Cathedral in Medway is England's second-oldest cathedral. Located between London and the Strait of Dover, which separates England from mainla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
