Richard Hawkins [SEP] date of birth
Richard Hawkins
Admiral Sir Richard Hawkins (or Hawkyns) (c. 1562 – 17 April 1622) was a 17th-century English seaman, explorer and pirate. He was the son of Admiral Sir John Hawkins.
Biography.
He was from his earlier days familiar with ships and the sea, and in 1582 he accompanied his uncle, William Hawkins, to the West Indies. In 1585 he was captain of a galliot in Drake's expedition to the Spanish main, in 1588 he commanded a queen's ship against
- "Unknown date" – Richard Hawkins, English publisher (year of birth unknown)
- "Probable year of death" – William Bellenden, Scottish classicist (born c. 1550)