| LC control no. | n 78069227 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Adams, William, 1564-1620 |
| Variant(s) | Miura, Anjin, 1564-1620 |
| Birth date | 1564 |
| Death date | 1620-05-16 |
| Place of birth | Gillingham (Kent, England) |
| Place of death | Hirado-shi (Japan) |
| Profession or occupation | Explorers Sailors |
| Type of family | male |
| Found in | His Letters. 1850. Samurai William, 2003: CIP p. 1 (William Adams) Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 20 December 2018 (Adams, William (1564-1620); Adams, William (1564-1620), navigator, was born in Gillingham, Kent; was baptized on 24 September 1564; died in Hirado after a long illness on 16 May 1620) Encyclopædia Britannica, 20 December 2018 (William Adams, English navigator; William Adams, also called Anjin or Miura Anjin, (born 1564, Gillingham, Kent, England-died May 26, 1620, Hirado, Japan), navigator, merchant-adventurer, and the first Englishman to visit Japan) Wikidata, 20 December 2018 (William Adams, English navigator who traveled to Japan; Japanese family name: Miura; date of birth: 24 September 1564; place of birth: Gillingham; date of death: 16 May 1620; place of death: Hirado; explorer, sailor, navigator) |
| Associated language | eng |
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