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Sir Hugh Willoughby († 1554 in der Mündung der Warsina) war ein englischer Offizier und Expeditionsleiter. Er war der erste Westeuropäer, der die Nordostpassage suchte.
Sir Hugh Willoughby (fl. 1544; died 1554) was an English soldier and an early Arctic voyager. He served in the court of Henry VIII and fought in the Scottish campaign where he was knighted for his valour.
27. Apr. 2022 · Meet Hugh Willoughby, the Wealthy Dilettante Turned Aviation Pioneer. In balloons or planes, this New York rich kid, friend to the Wright brothers and later America's oldest pilot, realized the new frontier was in the skies. Hugh de Laussat Willoughby’s Pelican sits ready for flight in Florida.
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Learn about Hugh De Laussat Willoughby, the first non-Native American to cross the Florida Everglades in 1897. He was an explorer, scientist, athlete, aviator, and adventurer who documented his journey in a journal.
exploration of trade routes. In Arctic: English and Dutch exploration of the Eurasian Arctic. …under the command of Sir Hugh Willoughby, with Richard Chancellor as chief pilot. Willoughby, with two ships, wintered in a harbour on the Kola Peninsula, where he and all his men perished.
Sir Hugh Willoughby was a wealthy and influential member of the Midlands gentry, who acquired the manor of Middleton and other estates in Warwickshire. He was knighted by Henry VI and had several children, some of whom became prominent in the Willoughby family history.
EA-Biography. (Eloise McCaskill) SIR HUGH WILLOUGHBY. Sir Hugh Willoughby (d. 1554) was in command of the first English expedi–. tion, 1553, in search of the Northeast Passage to Cathay. He was the young–. est son of Sir Henry Willoughby of Middleton, who was made a knight banneret.
