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Dampier (WILLIAM dam'p r an English)

WILLIAM (dam'pēr), an English navigator; born in East mariner at an early age. During many trading-vessels, he several times visited the South seas; and the results of his observations were given to the public in a work entitled "A Voyage Round the World," which for accuracy and interest, as well as for professional knowledge, possesses considerable merit. He died about 1715.