William Camden

16th/17th-century English antiquarian

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.

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William Camden was born on 1551 in London, England. His full name at birth was William Camden. He was best known as a historian. Camden's country of citizenship (nationality) was British. He died on 1623 in Chislehurst, England at the age of 71.

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