George Somers

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English naval officer person privateer

George Somers was an English naval officer and privateer best known for leading the 1609 Sea Venture expedition that was wrecked in Bermuda, an event that helped pave the way for English colonization there.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sir George Somers	9

Statements (26)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English naval officer ⓘ person ⓘ privateer ⓘ
associatedWith	Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia Company of London ⓘ surface form: Virginia Company
birthCountry	England ⓘ
birthPlace	Lyme Regis ⓘ
citizenship	English ⓘ
commanded	Sea Venture ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of England ⓘ
deathPlace	Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ
era	early 17th century ⓘ
expeditionDate	1609 ⓘ
hasLegacy	Somers Isles ⓘ surface form: Somers Isles (historical name for Bermuda)
hasTitle	knight ⓘ
influenced	English colonization of Bermuda ⓘ
knownAs	George Somers ⓘ surface form: Sir George Somers
militaryBranch	Royal Navy ⓘ surface form: English Navy
notableEvent	shipwreck of Sea Venture on Bermuda in 1609 ⓘ
notableFor	leading the Sea Venture expedition of 1609 ⓘ role in early English colonization of Bermuda ⓘ
occupation	naval officer ⓘ privateer ⓘ
participatedIn	Sea Venture ⓘ surface form: Sea Venture expedition
role	admiral of the Virginia Company fleet ⓘ
shipwreckedAt	Bermuda NERFINISHED ⓘ