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William Camden (2 May 1551 – 9 November 1623) was an English antiquarian, historian, topographer, and herald, best known as author of Britannia, the first chorographical survey of the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, and the Annales, the first detailed historical account of the reign of Elizabeth I of England .
William Camden (Londres, 2 de Maio de 1551 – Chislehurst, 9 de Novembro de 1623) foi um antiquário, historiador, corógrafo e oficial de armas. Camden escreveu um levantamento topográfico das Ilhas Britânicas e o primeiro relato do reinado de Elizabeth I, e um livro
William Camden (born May 2, 1551, London, Eng.—died Nov. 9, 1623, Chislehurst, Kent) was an English antiquary, a pioneer of historical method, and author of Britannia, the first comprehensive topographical survey of England.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
William Camden’s Britannia was first published in 1586. In it, Camden documents Britain’s ancient pre-Roman past using a vast array of source material, transforming historical thinking with his efforts to remain objective.
William Camden, Britain, or, a Chorographicall Description of the most flourishing Kingdomes, England, Scotland, and Ireland. William Camden was born in London in 1551, and attended Christ's Hospital, St Paul's School and Oxford University.
Há 4 dias · Learn about William Camden, the author of Britannia and the first guidebook to the Abbey monuments, who was buried in the south transept in 1623. Find out his life, works, achievements and memorial at the Abbey.
William Camden foi um antiquário, historiador, corógrafo e oficial de armas. Camden escreveu um levantamento topográfico das Ilhas Britânicas e o primeiro relato do reinado de Elizabeth I, e um livro sobre as Tumbas de Westminster, o primeiro livro sobre escultura inglesa.
