Hakluyt

American

[hak-lit] / ˈhæk lɪt /

noun

Richard, 1552?–1616, English geographer and editor of explorers' narratives.

Hakluyt British

/ ˈhækluːt /

noun

Richard. ?1552–1616, English geographer, who compiled The Principal Navigations, Voyages, and Discoveries of the English Nation (1589)

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Andrew Exum is a contributing writer at the Atlantic and a partner at Hakluyt & Company, a management consultancy.

From Washington Post

The books, by English writer Richard Hakluyt, were only expected to sell for between £3,000 and £5,000.

From BBC

De Veer’s book felt as fresh as ever when Britain’s Hakluyt Society published a new translation in 1853 and again in 1876.

From New York Times

Rosenfield joins No10 from Hakluyt, a strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors, where he has been global head of corporate clients and head of the UK business since 2016.

From Reuters

Rosenfield joins from Hakluyt, a strategic advisory firm for businesses and investors, where he has been global head of corporate clients and head of the UK business since 2016, the government said.

From Reuters

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