Camden, W.

Japanese: カムデン,W. - かむでん
Camden, W.

…British historian. Born in London. Educated at St. Paul's College and Oxford University, he became Headmaster of Westminster College in 1593 and Earl of Arms in 1597. Based on materials he had collected through travels from 1571 onwards, he wrote the Latin octavo edition of the British geography book Britannia in 1586. As a treasure trove of historical facts, it went through many editions, and from the sixth edition in 1607 it was expanded into a folio edition, and in 1610 it was translated into English. In 1622, he donated a long-awaited chair of history to his alma mater, Oxford University. …

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Japanese:

…イギリスの歴史家。ロンドン生れ。セント・ポールズ校とオックスフォード大学で教育を受け,1593年ウェストミンスター校校長,97年紋章院長官。1571年より旅行などを通じて収集した材料をもとに,86年ラテン語八つ折版のイギリス地誌《ブリタニア》を著す。歴史的事実の宝庫として版を重ね,1607年第6版より二つ折の増補版となり,10年には英訳された。22年母校オックスフォード大学に彼の寄贈により念願の歴史学講座が設けられた。…

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