Hud·son (h d s n), Henry Died 1611. English navigator and explorer who discovered (1609) the Hudson River on an expedition for the East India Company. |
| Hudson, William Henry 1841-1922. British naturalist and writer whose works include Green Mansions (1904). |
Hudson [ˈhʌdsən]
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1. (Biographies / Hudson, Henry (death date: 1611) M, English, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: navigator, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorer) Henry. died 1611, English navigator: he explored the Hudson River (1609) and Hudson Bay (1610), where his crew mutinied and cast him adrift to die
2. (Biographies / Hudson, W(illiam) H(enry) (1841-1922) M, Britishnational of birth: Argentinian, SCIENCE: naturalist, WRITING: novelist) W(illiam) H(enry). 1841-1922, British naturalist and novelist, born in Argentina, noted esp for his romance Green Mansions (1904) and the autobiographical Far Away and Long Ago (1918)
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| Noun | 1. |  Hudson - a New York river; flows southward into New York Bay; explored by Henry Hudson early in the 17th century |
| 2. | Hudson - English naturalist (born in Argentina) (1841-1922) | |
| 3. |  Hudson - English navigator who discovered the Hudson River; in 1610 he attempted to winter in Hudson Bay but his crew mutinied and set him adrift to die (1565-1611) |
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