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Matthew Flinders (* 16. März 1774 bei Donington, Lincolnshire, England; † 19. Juli 1814 in London) war ein britischer Forschungsreisender. Ihm gelang als Erstem die Umsegelung Australiens. Inhaltsverzeichnis. 1 Leben. 2 Nach Flinders benannt. 3 Werke. 4 Rezeption. 5 Literatur. 6 Wirkung. 7 Siehe auch. 8 Einzelnachweise. 9 Weblinks. Leben.
Captain Matthew Flinders (16 March 1774 – 19 July 1814) was a British navigator and cartographer who led the first inshore circumnavigation of mainland Australia, then called New Holland.
19. Juli 1998 · Matthew Flinders (born March 16, 1774, Donington, Lincolnshire, England—died July 19, 1814, London) was an English navigator who charted much of the Australian coast. Flinders entered the Royal Navy in 1789 and became a navigator.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
The naval captain who named Australia and sailed around the continent will be reinterred in his birthplace in July 2024. A grand naval ceremony with hundreds of guests from around the world is planned for the occasion.
22. Mai 2023 · Learn about the life and achievements of Matthew Flinders, the British explorer who was the first to sail around Australia in 1801–03. Find out how he mapped the coastline, named the continent and faced imprisonment in Mauritius.
6. Aug. 2023 · The explorer who named Australia will be buried in his home village of Donington in 2024, after his coffin was found in London. Learn about his life, achievements and the grant that made his reinterment possible.
Matthew Flinders was one of our greatest seafaring explorers, charting much of Australia’s coastline despite a series of trials and wild adventures. An outstanding sailor, surveyor, navigator and scientist, he was a considerate and self-sacrificing leader who looked after all under his command.
