Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p John Davis or Davys (c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) was one of the chief English navigators and explorers under Elizabeth I. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage, served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands (today a Crown Dependency of the United Kingdom) in August 1592.Davis was born in the Parish of Stoke Gabriel circa 1550 and spent his childhood in Sandridge.. }
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- John_Davis_(English_explorer) comment "John Davis or Davys (c. 1550 – 29 December 1605) was one of the chief English navigators and explorers under Elizabeth I. He led several voyages to discover the Northwest Passage, served as pilot and captain on both Dutch and English voyages to the East Indies. He discovered the Falkland Islands (today a Crown Dependency of the United Kingdom) in August 1592.Davis was born in the Parish of Stoke Gabriel circa 1550 and spent his childhood in Sandridge.".