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Richard Hakluyt was an English writer, who was known for promoting the English colonization of North America through his works, notably "Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America" .
Richard Hakluyt
Richard Hakluyt (; 1553 – 23 November 1616) was an English writer. He is known for promoting the English colonization of North America through his works, notably "Divers Voyages Touching the Discoverie of America" (1582) and "The Principall Navigations, Voiages, Traffiques and Discoueries of the English Nation" (1589–1600).
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Richard Hakluyt [SEP] Introduction
He was the chief promoter of a petition to James I for letters patent to colonize Virginia, which were granted to the London Company and Plymouth Company (referred to collectively as the Virginia Company) in 1606. The Hakluyt Society, which publishes scholarly editions of primary records of voyages and travels, was named after him in its 1846 formation.