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John Smith (1580–1631) was an English explorer, military personnel, writer, and autobiographer. Born in Willoughby and baptized on January 6, 1580, he held the rank of soldier and was a citizen of the Kingdom of England. He died in London on June 21, 1631. Smith wrote in English, and his literary output includes works such as *The true travels, adventures and observations of Captaine Iohn Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America* and *A description of New England*.
His writings have been documented in sources including *The Nuttall Encyclopædia* and the *Encyclopædia Britannica* 11th edition. While some records list a work count of five, other sources indicate seventy-seven works, including *Harper's statistical gazetteer of the world* and *Ancient map and views of Bermuda*. He is distinguished from other individuals with the same name, such as the Labour Party leader and the geneticist John Maynard Smith.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1580
- Died
- 1631
- Works
- 77
Top works
- Advertisements for the unexperienced planters of New-England, or any where, or, the Pathway to experience to erect a plantation ...
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--The American Experience
- The true travels, adventures and observations of Captaine Iohn Smith, in Europe, Asia, Africke, and America
- Ancient map and views of Bermuda
- Harper's statistical gazetteer of the world
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Key facts
- Born
- c. 1579 , Willoughby , Lincolnshire , Kingdom of England
- Died
- 21 June 1631 (aged 51), London , Kingdom of England
- Resting place
- St Sepulchre-without-Newgate , London
- Known for
- Helping to establish and govern the Jamestown colony , Exploration of Chesapeake Bay , Exploration and naming of New England , English literature
- Notable work
- A Description of New England , Generall Historie of Virginia
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Kingdom of England
- Place of birth
- Willoughby
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- autobiographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Military rank
- soldier
- Image
- Captain John Smith gravure new.jpg
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- Commons category
- Captain John Smith
- date of death
- 1631-06-21
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- date of baptism
- 1580-01-06
- date of birth
- 1580-01-06
- writing language
- English language
- different from
- John Smith
- Commons Creator page
- John Smith (1580-1631)
Sources (9)
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Works in European collections
5 objects attributed to 约翰·史密斯, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
Article · 中文
约翰·史密斯（英語：John Smith，1580年1月－1631年6月21日），大英帝國士兵、探险家。他在北美洲建立了第一座永久性英属殖民地詹姆斯镇。
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