William Camden
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1551 – 1623
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Who was William Camden?
William Camden was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and officer of arms. He wrote the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland and the first detailed historical account of the reign of Elizabeth I of England.
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- Born
- May 2, 1551
London - Also known as
- Кемден, Уильям
- Nationality
- England
- Education
- Christ Church, Oxford
- Magdalen College, Oxford
- Pembroke College, Oxford
- Christ's Hospital
- University of Oxford
- Lived in
- London
- Died
- Nov 9, 1623
Chislehurst - Resting place
- Westminster Abbey
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on July 23, 2013
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