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Sir Humphrey Gilbert | |
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| Born | c. 1539 |
| Died | 9 September 1583 (aged 43–44) waters off the Azores |
| Education | Eton College |
| Alma mater | University of Oxford |
| Spouse | Anne Aucher (1548-1631) m 1570 |
| Children | 6 sons and 1 daughter |
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Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 – 9 September 1583) was an English adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America and the Plantations of Ireland.[1][2] He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville.[2]
- ^ Quinn, David Beers, ed. (2017). Volume I. Hakluyt Society. doi:10.4324/9781315551586. ISBN 9781317012078.
- ^ a b Quinn, David B. (1979) [1966]. "Gilbert, Sir Humphrey". In Brown, George Williams (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. I (1000–1700) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.