Camden

Japanese: キャムデン

A British historian of the Elizabethan period. Born in London, he studied at St. Paul's College before moving on to Oxford University. He became headmaster of Westminster College in 1593 and Earl of Arms in 1597. He began traveling around the country around 1571, collecting materials, and published Britannia in Latin in 1586. It was well received as a treasure trove of information on historical and geographical matters, and after several additions, an English version was published in 1610. During this time, at the request of William Cecil, he attempted to write a historical account of Queen Elizabeth's reign using documents and records in his possession, and published the first half of the book, Annals of the Reign of Queen Elizabeth, in 1615. However, the latter half of the reign was published posthumously. In 1622, he also donated the first chair of history in the UK to his alma mater, Oxford University. In 1838, the Camden Society was founded in his memory to print and publish ancient documents.

Camden

An industrial city in the western part of New Jersey, USA. It is a satellite city of Philadelphia across the Delaware River. Oil refining, shipbuilding and other industries have developed here. It is known as the town where poet W. Whitman lived in his later years. Population: 77,344 (2010).

Source : Heibonsha Encyclopedia About MyPedia Information

Japanese:

英国，エリザベス時代の歴史家。ロンドンに生まれ，セント・ポールズ校を経てオックスフォード大学に学ぶ。1593年ウェストミンスター校の校長，1597年紋章院長官。1571年ごろより全国を旅行して資料を集めて1586年《ブリタニア》をラテン語で刊行，歴史的・地理的な事柄に関する情報の宝庫として歓迎をうけ，増補を重ねたすえ1610年には英語版を発表。この間，ウィリアム・セシルからの要請をうけて，彼の所蔵する文書・記録などを利用して，エリザベス女王の治世の歴史叙述を企て，その前半を扱った《エリザベス女王治世年代記》を1615年に刊行。ただし治世の後半の部分は死後出版された。また1622年に母校オックスフォード大学に英国初の歴史学講座を寄付。1838年には彼を記念して古文書の印刷・刊行を目的にするキャムデン協会が設立された。