Arthur Phillip
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: The 17th and 18th Centuries
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History
- Subcategories: Politicians, Diplomats, Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, Generals, Military Officers, Soldiers, Ships, Naval History
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History, 18th Century European History, Australian/New Zealand History
Article abstract: An officer in the British Royal Navy, Phillip served as the first governor of Australia from 1788 to 1792. To this prudent and judicious head of the struggling convict colony, the modern nation owes its existence.
Early Life
Arthur Phillip, born in London on October 11, 1738, was the son of a language teacher, Jakob Phillip, who had emigrated to England from Frankfurt, Germany, and married an Englishwoman, Elizabeth Breach. After attending school in London, Phillip went to sea at age sixteen and completed his mercantile marine...
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