James Cook

Details

Instance of

human

Born

27 October 1728, 1728, 7 November 1728

Died

14 February 1779, 1779

Place of birth

Marton

Place of death

Kealakekua Bay

Sex or gender

male

Given name

James

Family name

Cook

Father

James Cook

Mother

Grace Pace

Spouse

Elizabeth Cook

Child

Nathaniel Cook, James Cook, Elizabeth Cook, Joseph Cook, George Cook, Hugh Cook

Field of work

exploration, cartography

Occupation

explorer, cartographer, naval officer, seafarer, botanist, discoverer

Citizenship

Kingdom of Great Britain

Native language

English

Awards

Fellow of the Royal Society, Copley Medal, Person of National Historic Significance

archives at

University of Victoria Special Collections and University Archives

cause of death

stab wound

described by source

Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Dictionary of National Biography, 1885–1900, Q27058682, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, The New Student's Reference Work, Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)

different from

Captain Cook

has works in the collection

Netherlands Photo Museum, National Museum of World Cultures, Wereldmuseum Rotterdam, Australian National Maritime Museum, Het Scheepvaartmuseum, State Library of New South Wales, Memoria Chilena

languages spoken, written or signed

English, French

manner of death

homicide

member of

Royal Society

military branch

Royal Navy

military, police or special rank

captain

name in native language

James Cook

participant in

first voyage of James Cook, second voyage of James Cook, third voyage of James Cook

significant event

death of James Cook

topic's main category

Category:James Cook

writing language

English

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