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Hakluyt
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Hakluyt may refer to: *Richard Hakluyt (died 1616), English writer *Richard Hakluyt (barrister) (died 1591) * Thomas Hakluyt, Member of the Parliament of England * Hakluyt and Company * Hakluyt Island, in Baffin Bay, Greenland *Hakluyt Society The Hakluyt Society is a text publication society, founded in 1846 and based in London, England, which publishes scholarly editions of primary records of historic voyages, travels and other geographical material. In addition to its publishin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakluyt And Company
Hakluyt & Company is a British strategic advisory firm. The company is headquartered in London. Hakluyt was founded by former officials of the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6). The company has recruited several former British spies and journalists from ''The Financial Times''. The name of the company comes from the geographer Richard Hakluyt. The firm is chaired by Paul Deighton, and the other members of the board include managing partner Thomas Ellis, Paul Dimitruk, Don Viera, and Jean Tomlin. Its head office is in Upper Brook Street, Mayfair. It also has branches on Park Avenue, Manhattan and Raffles Place, Singapore. Board and personnel In 2024, former managing partner Varun Chandra was appointed by Prime Minister Keir Starmer to become his new business and investment adviser. He was succeeded by Thomas Ellis. Hakluyt's international advisory board is chaired by former British foreign secretary, Lord William Hague. Hague assumed the role in 2024, succeeding Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hakluyt
Richard Hakluyt (; 1553 – 23 November 1616) was an English writer. He is known for promoting the British colonization of the Americas, 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#Origin, secretary to Sir Edward Stafford (diplomat), Edward Stafford, English ambassador at the French court. An ordination, ordained priest#Anglican or Episcopalian, priest, Hakluyt held important positions at Bristol Cathedral and Westminster Abbey and was personal chaplain to Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, principal Secretary of State (England), Secretary of State to Elizabeth I of England, Elizabeth I and James VI and I, James I. He was the chief promoter of a petition to James ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hakluyt (barrister)
Richard Hakluyt (born by 1531 – died 1591), of the Middle Temple, London and Eyton in Leominster, Herefordshire, was an English barrister, a cousin of his more famous namesake. In 1558 Hakluyt was briefly a Member of the Parliament of England for Leominster. In 1571 he was appointed Commissioner for Customs and became a bencher A bencher or Master of the Bench is a senior member of an Inn of Court in England and Wales or the Inns of Court in Northern Ireland, or the Honorable Society of King's Inns in Ireland. Benchers hold office for life once elected. A bencher c ... of the Middle Temple in May 1585. His Will was proved in 1591. a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Hakluyt
Thomas Hakluyt (fl. 1559) was an English politician. He was a Member (MP) of the Parliament of England for Leominster Leominster ( ) is a market town in Herefordshire, England; it is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater. The town is north of Hereford and south of Ludlow in Shropshire. With a population of almos ... in 1559. References Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown English MPs 1559 {{1559-England-MP-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hakluyt Island
Hakluyt Island (, ) is an island in Baffin Bay in northwest Greenland. The uninhabited island is located off the west coast of Northumberland Island, and is part of the Avannaata municipality. It is a designated Important Bird Area and a regional Key Biodiversity Area. Geography Hakluyt Island lies in the Baffin Bay off the northwestern coast of Greenland to the west of Northumberland Island (Kiatak), and is part of the Avannaata municipality. Spread over an area of , the island has a varying topography with an average elevation of . It is part of a small group of coastal islands formed by Kiatak, Herbert Island and Hakluyt Island, and these islands lie off the Inglefield Fjord, between the Murchison Sound to the north and the Hvalsund to the south. The island is steeper towards the northeast while gently decreasing in altitude while moving towards the southwest. The island has various cliffs along the arctic coast, with the highest part of the island at , located in the northea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
