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Robert Knox (8 February 1641 – 19 June 1720) was an English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company. He was the son of another sea captain, also named Robert Knox.

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  • Robert Knox (Seefahrer) (de)
  • Robert Knox (marin) (fr)
  • Robert Knox (pelaut) (in)
  • Robert Knox (viaggiatore) (it)
  • Robert Knox (zeeman) (nl)
  • Robert Knox (sailor) (en)
  • Robert Knox (marinheiro) (pt)
  • Нокс, Роберт (мореплаватель) (ru)
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  • Robert Knox (* 8. Februar 1641 in London; † 19. Juni 1720 ebenda) war ein englischer Seefahrer, der durch seine Schilderungen des Königreiches Kandy bekannt wurde. (de)
  • Robert Knox (8 February 1641 – 19 June 1720) was an English sea captain in the service of the British East India Company. He was the son of another sea captain, also named Robert Knox. (en)
  • Robert Knox (8 Februari 1641 – 19 Juni 1720) adalah seorang kapten laut Inggris dalam pelayanan Perusahaan Hindia Timur Britania. Ia adalah putra dari kapten laut lainnya, yang juga dipanggil Robert Knox. Lahir di di London, Knox muda menjalani sebagian besar masa kanak-kanaknya di Surrey (in)
  • Robert Knox (v. 1640–1720) est un voyageur et auteur anglais, probablement d'origine écossaise, qui nous a laissé une relation de voyage — An historical relation of the island Ceylon, in the East Indies : with an account of the detaining in captivity the author and divers other Englishmen now living there, and of the author's miraculous escape, publié à Londres en 1681 — sur l'île de Ceylan dont il fait le premier compte-rendu détaillé concernant l'histoire naturelle, la religion, la langue, la vie sociale et les coutumes. L'auteur fait aussi état de sa capture, de son emprisonnement et de son évasion de l'île après dix-neuf ans de captivité. (fr)
  • Robert Knox (1640 – Londra, 19 giugno 1720) è stato un viaggiatore e scrittore scozzese. Robert Knox è un viaggiatore e autore inglese, probabilmente di origine scozzese, che ci ha lasciato una relazione di viaggio — An historical relation of the island Ceylon, in the East Indies : with an account of the detaining in captivity the author and divers other Englishmen now living there, and of the author's miraculous escape, pubblicata a Londra nel 1681 — sull'isola di Ceylan della quale fa il primo resoconto dettagliato concernente la storia naturale, la religione, la lingua, la vita sociale e i costumi. L'autore fa pure menzione della sua cattura, della sua prigionia e della sua evasione dall'isola dopo 19 anni di cattività. (it)
  • Robert Knox (8 februari 1641 - 19 juni 1720) was een Engelse zeekapitein van een handelsschip in dienst van de Britse Oost-Indische Compagnie. Knox werd tussen 1659 en 1679 twintig jaar lang gevangengehouden door de Kandiaanse koning Rajasingha II in de binnenlanden van Sri Lanka. Over dit gevangenschap publiceerde Knox in 1681 het boek An Historical Relation of the island Ceylon. Het boek geldt nog altijd als de belangrijkste bron over de inheemse cultuur van Sri Lanka in de zeventiende eeuw. (nl)
  • Robert Knox foi um capitão de mar inglês a serviço da Companhia Britânica das Índias Orientais. Ele era filho de outro capitão do mar, também chamado Robert Knox. (pt)
  • Роберт Нокс (англ. Robert Knox; 8 февраля 1641 — 19 июня 1720) — английский мореплаватель, капитан дальнего плавания на службе Британской Ост-Индской компании. Он был сыном другого морского капитана, которого также звали Роберт Нокс. Он навсегда вернулся в Англию в 1701 году и последние годы жизни потратил на написание заметок о Цейлоне и его жизни. (ru)
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  • An Historical Relation of the Island Ceylon (en)
  • Robert Knox (en)
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  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Captain_Robert_Knox_(1642-1720),_by_P_Trampon.jpg
  • http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Robert-knox_new-map-of-ceylon.jpg
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  • St Peter le Poer, London (en)
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  • Tower Hill, London (en)
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