Woodes Rogers
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Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Woodes Rogers canonical | 11 |
| Captain Woodes Rogers | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T39063 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Woodes Rogers Context triple: [Rogers, hasNotableBearer, Woodes Rogers]
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James Cook
James Cook was an 18th-century British naval captain and explorer renowned for his three Pacific voyages that mapped previously uncharted regions including Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii.
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Francis Drake
Francis Drake was a 16th-century English sea captain, privateer, and navigator best known for circumnavigating the globe and raiding Spanish possessions during the Age of Exploration.
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George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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Nelson
Nelson is a common English-language surname borne by numerous notable figures across politics, sports, entertainment, and academia.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Woodes Rogers Target entity description: Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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James Cook
James Cook was an 18th-century British naval captain and explorer renowned for his three Pacific voyages that mapped previously uncharted regions including Australia, New Zealand, and Hawaii.
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Alexander Cochrane
Alexander Cochrane was a British Royal Navy admiral who led naval operations against the United States during the War of 1812, including the campaign that culminated in the Battle of Baltimore.
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Francis Drake
Francis Drake was a 16th-century English sea captain, privateer, and navigator best known for circumnavigating the globe and raiding Spanish possessions during the Age of Exploration.
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George Cockburn
George Cockburn was a British Royal Navy admiral best known for leading raids along the American coast during the War of 1812, including the burning of Washington, D.C.
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E.
Henry Hudson
Henry Hudson was an English sea explorer and navigator of the early 17th century best known for his voyages in search of a northwest passage and for lending his name to the Hudson River and Hudson Bay.
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Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English sea captain
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colonial governor ⓘ human ⓘ privateer ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Bristol
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Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| birthYear | c. 1679 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Bahamas
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Nassau ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1732 ⓘ |
| describedIn |
A Cruising Voyage Round the World
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surface form:
A Cruising Voyage Round the World (travel narrative)
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| employer | Bristol merchants ⓘ |
| event |
appointed first Royal Governor of the Bahamas in 1718
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faced opposition from local factions and former pirates in Nassau ⓘ implemented anti-piracy measures in Nassau ⓘ led a privateering expedition around the world from 1708 to 1711 ⓘ offered royal pardons to pirates who surrendered ⓘ re-established British colonial government in the Bahamas ⓘ rescued marooned sailor Alexander Selkirk on Juan Fernández Islands in 1709 ⓘ returned to the Bahamas for a second term as governor in the 1730s ⓘ was imprisoned for debt in England after his first term as governor ⓘ |
| genre | travel literature ⓘ |
| influenced | popular image of the castaway that inspired Daniel Defoe's Robinson Crusoe ⓘ |
| knownFor | issuing the motto "Expulsis piratis restituta commercia" ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | English privateering fleet ⓘ |
| mottoAsGovernor | Expulsis piratis restituta commercia ⓘ |
| name | Woodes Rogers self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
circumnavigation of the globe
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rescuing Alexander Selkirk ⓘ suppression of piracy in the Bahamas ⓘ |
| notableWork | A Cruising Voyage Round the World ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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colonial governor ⓘ privateer ⓘ sea captain ⓘ |
| participantIn | War of the Spanish Succession ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Governor of the Bahama Islands
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Royal Governor of the Bahamas ⓘ |
| residence |
Bristol
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Nassau ⓘ |
| shipCommanded |
Duchess
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Duke ⓘ |
| spouse | Sarah Whetstone ⓘ |
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Subject: Woodes Rogers Description of subject: Woodes Rogers was an English sea captain and privateer who became famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and later served as the first royal governor of the Bahamas, where he worked to suppress piracy.
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