Jan 1, 1747 — Jan 1, 1810· 63 yrs

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William Ellis

Also known as: W. Ellis, Ellis, William (fl. 1781-1782)

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[English] William Ellis (b. 1794 in London; d. 1872 in London) was an English missionary, explorer and author. He traveled through the Society Islands, Hawaiian Islands and Madagascar, and wrote several books describing his experiences. [Deutsch] William Ellis (* 1794 in London; † 1872 in London) war ein englischer Missionar, Forschungsreisender und Autor. Er bereiste die Gesellschaftsinseln, Hawaii und MAdagaskar und schrieb darüber mehrere Reiseberichte

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It is nearly half a century since Captain Cook, in search of a north-era passage from the Pacific to the Atlantic, discovered a group of islands, which, in honour of his patron the Earl of Sandwich, first lord of the Admiralty, he called the SANDWICH ISLANDS.

— from A Narrative of an 1823 Tour Through Hawaii

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