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William Fitzwilliam Owen (* 17. September 1774 in Manchester, Großbritannien; † 3. November 1857 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Kanada) war ein britischer Marineoffizier und Forscher. Er erforschte die Küsten von West- und Ostafrika, entdeckte den vor der Küste von Sumatra und vermaß die kanadischen Großen Seen.
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| dbo:abstract | William Fitzwilliam Owen (* 17. September 1774 in Manchester, Großbritannien; † 3. November 1857 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Kanada) war ein britischer Marineoffizier und Forscher. Er erforschte die Küsten von West- und Ostafrika, entdeckte den vor der Küste von Sumatra und vermaß die kanadischen Großen Seen. (de) William Fitzwilliam Owen (17 September 1774 – 3 November 1857) adalah seorang penjelajah dan perwira AL asal Inggris. Ia dikenal karena eksplorasinya ke barat dan timur pantai Afrika, menemukan Seaflower Channel di lepas pantai Sumatra dan mengarungi Great Lakes di Kanada. (in) Le vice-amiral William Fitzwilliam Owen, né le 17 septembre 1774 à Manchester, Angleterre et mort le 3 novembre 1857 à Saint-Jean, Nouveau-Brunswick, est un officier de marine et explorateur britannique. Il est notamment connu pour sa reconnaissance des côtes africaines et pour ses études sur les grands lacs canadiens. Owen a entièrement cartographié la côte africaine orientale, du Cap jusqu'à la corne somalienne entre 1821 et 1826. (fr) Vice Admiral William Fitzwilliam Owen (17 September 1774 – 3 November 1857), was a British naval officer and explorer. He is best known for his exploration of the west and east African coasts, discovery of the Seaflower Channel off the coast of Sumatra and for surveying the Canadian Great Lakes. The illegitimate son of Captain William Owen he was orphaned at the age of four, however, his father's friend Rear-Admiral , kept an eye on both William and his elder brother Edward. In 1788 at age 13 he embarked as a midshipman in Rich's ship, HMS Culloden, and from that time the Royal Navy was his life. Self-willed and boisterous, he had not infrequent difficulties early in his naval career. He served at home and on ships in the East Indies. He was commissioned as a lieutenant in 1797. In 1801 he took command of the fireship HMS Nancy. In late 1801 the hired armed cutter King George, under the command of a Mr. Yawkins, served under Nelson at his failed attack on Boulogne. On 25 August Nelson came aboard King George to conduct a reconnaissance of the French fleet. In October Nelson gave Owen command over the King George as well, with secret instructions to launch a burning Nancy at the French fleet. The fire attack did not occur and Nancy was sold in December. After the resumption of war with France in 1803, Owen was given command of the 16-gun brig , which sailed to the East Indies. There he served under Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Commander-in-Chief East Indies. He explored the Maldive Islands in 1806, and in the same year discovered the Seaflower Channel, between the islands of Siberut and Sipora off the west coast of Sumatra. He fought the Dutch in the East Indies, but on 28 September 1808 the French frigate Manche captured Seaflower. The French held Owen from 1808 to 1810 in Mauritius, during which time he was promoted to commander. After his release Owen was promoted to post captain in May 1811, before returning to England in 1813. From 1815 to 1816, he surveyed the Upper Canadian Great Lakes with Lieutenant Henry Wolsey Bayfield, naming an inlet in southern Georgian Bay "Owen's Sound" in honour of his elder brother, Admiral Sir Edward William Campbell Rich Owen. Between 26 October 1815 and 31 May 1816 he was the senior Royal Navy Officer on the Great Lakes. Owen mapped the entire east African coast from the Cape to the Horn of Africa between 1821 and 1826 in the sloop Leven and in company with the brig . During this period, Owen established a one-man protectorate of Mombasa with the aim of disrupting the 'hellish trade' in slaves; but Owen was forced to shut down under orders from the Crown after only three years. When he returned in 1826, with 300 new charts, covering some 30,000 miles of coastline, over half of his original crew had been killed by tropical diseases. His survey of the east coast of Africa is regarded as one of the most challenging ever undertaken by the British Admiralty. In 1827 he was in charge of settling a colony at Fernando Po. During the first year, he was joined by Lieutenant James Holman who was famous in his time as "the Blind Traveller". In the mid-1830s, having little hope of further naval appointment, he removed with his family to New Brunswick. He secured title to Campobello Island, which had been granted to his father and was lord proprietor of the same as well as being involved in other investments in New Brunswick. From 1841 he served as a justice of the peace as well as concurrently as judge of the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. Between 1837 and 1842 he was a very visible member of the New Brunswick House of Assembly for Charlotte County. Following his defeat for reelection, he was appointed in December 1843 to the New Brunswick Legislative Council of which he was an active member through 1851. He was elected an Associate Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1844. In the final action of his naval career, between September 1842 and December 1847, he conducted the definitive survey of the Bay of Fundy for the Admiralty. Indeed, some charts of the area are still based upon his surveys. (en) William Fitzwilliam Owen, född den 17 september 1774 i Manchester, död den 3 november 1857 i Saint John's i New Brunswick, var en engelsk sjömilitär och kartograf. Owen ingick i flottan 1788, kommenderades 1803 till de ostindiska , varefter han kartlade Maldiverna. Han deltog i amiral Pellews krigsföretag mot holländarna, tillfångatogs av fransmännen 1808 och kvarhölls på Mauritius till 1810. Åren 1815–1816 kartlade han Stora sjöarna på den kanadensiska sidan, 1821–1826 Madagaskars och stora sträckor av Afrikas kust samt 1847 en del av Nordamerikas. Han befordrades 1854 till viceamiral. Han utgav Narrative of voyages to explore the shores of Africa, Arabia and Madagascar (2 band, 1833). (sv) Уильям Фицуильям Оуэн (англ. William Fitzwilliam Owen; род. 17 сентября 1774, Манчестер, Великобритания — 3 ноября 1857,) — суперинтендант Испанской Гвинеи в 1827—1829 годах. (ru) |
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| rdfs:comment | William Fitzwilliam Owen (* 17. September 1774 in Manchester, Großbritannien; † 3. November 1857 in Saint John, New Brunswick, Kanada) war ein britischer Marineoffizier und Forscher. Er erforschte die Küsten von West- und Ostafrika, entdeckte den vor der Küste von Sumatra und vermaß die kanadischen Großen Seen. (de) William Fitzwilliam Owen (17 September 1774 – 3 November 1857) adalah seorang penjelajah dan perwira AL asal Inggris. Ia dikenal karena eksplorasinya ke barat dan timur pantai Afrika, menemukan Seaflower Channel di lepas pantai Sumatra dan mengarungi Great Lakes di Kanada. (in) Le vice-amiral William Fitzwilliam Owen, né le 17 septembre 1774 à Manchester, Angleterre et mort le 3 novembre 1857 à Saint-Jean, Nouveau-Brunswick, est un officier de marine et explorateur britannique. Il est notamment connu pour sa reconnaissance des côtes africaines et pour ses études sur les grands lacs canadiens. Owen a entièrement cartographié la côte africaine orientale, du Cap jusqu'à la corne somalienne entre 1821 et 1826. (fr) William Fitzwilliam Owen, född den 17 september 1774 i Manchester, död den 3 november 1857 i Saint John's i New Brunswick, var en engelsk sjömilitär och kartograf. Owen ingick i flottan 1788, kommenderades 1803 till de ostindiska , varefter han kartlade Maldiverna. Han deltog i amiral Pellews krigsföretag mot holländarna, tillfångatogs av fransmännen 1808 och kvarhölls på Mauritius till 1810. Åren 1815–1816 kartlade han Stora sjöarna på den kanadensiska sidan, 1821–1826 Madagaskars och stora sträckor av Afrikas kust samt 1847 en del av Nordamerikas. Han befordrades 1854 till viceamiral. Han utgav Narrative of voyages to explore the shores of Africa, Arabia and Madagascar (2 band, 1833). (sv) Уильям Фицуильям Оуэн (англ. William Fitzwilliam Owen; род. 17 сентября 1774, Манчестер, Великобритания — 3 ноября 1857,) — суперинтендант Испанской Гвинеи в 1827—1829 годах. (ru) Vice Admiral William Fitzwilliam Owen (17 September 1774 – 3 November 1857), was a British naval officer and explorer. He is best known for his exploration of the west and east African coasts, discovery of the Seaflower Channel off the coast of Sumatra and for surveying the Canadian Great Lakes. After the resumption of war with France in 1803, Owen was given command of the 16-gun brig , which sailed to the East Indies. There he served under Rear-Admiral Sir Edward Pellew, Commander-in-Chief East Indies. (en) |
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