Name

Samuel Purchas

Original name

Main activity

Clergyman

Secondary activity

Writer, Geographer

Title

Priest

Name variations

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Education place

Cambridge

Education institution

Cambridge University

Activity place

London

Activity institution

Activity start date

1613

Activity end date

1626

Place of birth

Thaxted

Date of birth

1577

Place of death

Date of death

1626

Bibliographical references

https://www.zotero.org/groups/2447618/euqu_european_quran/collections/ESXZAXT7/items/GHCC89GD/collection

Descriptive card

Samuel Purchas (1577-1626) is mainly remembered for his travel narrative published under the title "Purchas, his Pilgrimage". Purchas, however, never set foot outside of England and his account is entirely based on second-hand sources. His writings combine scientific curiosity, confessional tropes (a refute of Catholicism and a defense of the Church of England), and a celebration of English mercantilism.

Entry author

Emmanuelle Stefanidis