Jenkinson, Anthony, 1529-1611

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
ג'נקינסון, אנטוני, 1529-1611
Name (Latin)
Jenkinson, Anthony, 1529-1611
Other forms of name
Jenkinson, Anthony, d. 1611
Date of birth
1529-10-08
Date of death
1611-02-16
Associated Language
dut
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 100197204
Wikidata: Q608093
Library of congress: no2008113404
Sources of Information
  • Facsimile of letter from Anthony Jenkinson to Lord Burghley, August 8, [1571]
  • Oxford DNB, via WWW, 28 Apr. 2008(Jenkinson, Anthony (1529-1610/11 [i.e. 1611]), traveller and writer)
  • LC database, 28 Apr. 2008(hdg.: Jenkinson, Anthony, d. 1611)

Wikipedia description:

Anthony Jenkinson (1529 – 1610/1611) was born at Market Harborough, Leicestershire. He was one of the first Englishmen to explore Muscovy and present-day Russia. Jenkinson was a traveller and explorer on behalf of the Muscovy Company and the English crown. He also met Ivan the Terrible several times during his trips to Moscow and Russia. He detailed the accounts of his travel through several written works over his life.

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