William Dampier (as pilot on the rescue voyage)

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William Dampier was an English explorer, navigator, and privateer whose extensive voyages and writings significantly advanced European knowledge of the world's oceans and geography.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf explorer ⓘ
human ⓘ
navigator ⓘ
privateer ⓘ
countryOfBirth Kingdom of England ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1651 ⓘ
dateOfDeath March 1715 ⓘ
described flora and fauna of regions he visited ⓘ
indigenous peoples encountered on his voyages ⓘ
winds and ocean currents in detail ⓘ
employer Royal Navy ⓘ
explored Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
Indian Ocean ⓘ
Pacific Ocean ⓘ
coasts of Australia ⓘ
coasts of New Guinea ⓘ
coasts of Southeast Asia ⓘ
fieldOfWork exploration ⓘ
geography ⓘ
natural history ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
influenced Alexander von Humboldt ⓘ
Charles Darwin ⓘ
James Cook ⓘ
inspiredWork Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe ⓘ
linked to: Robinson Crusoe
knownFor circumnavigating the world three times ⓘ
contributions to navigation and hydrography ⓘ
early exploration of Australia ⓘ
influential travel writings ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
notableEvent first Englishman to explore parts of Australia ⓘ
first person to circumnavigate the world three times ⓘ
served as pilot on the rescue voyage that recovered Alexander Selkirk from Juan Fernández Islands ⓘ
notableWork A Discourse of Winds, Breezes, Storms, Tides and Currents ⓘ
A New Voyage Round the World ⓘ
A Voyage to New Holland ⓘ
Voyages and Descriptions ⓘ
occupation author ⓘ
explorer ⓘ
navigator ⓘ
privateer ⓘ
participatedIn buccaneering voyages in the Caribbean ⓘ
privateering expeditions in the Pacific ⓘ
placeOfBirth East Coker ⓘ
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
positionHeld Royal Navy officer ⓘ
pilot on the 1708–1711 privateering expedition of Woodes Rogers ⓘ

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Alexander Selkirk → rescuedBy → William Dampier (as pilot on the rescue voyage) ⓘ