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Encyclopedia > Frobisher

Frobisher may refer to:

  • Martin Frobisher (c. 1535–1594), English sailor and explorer.
  • Benjamin Frobisher (1742–1787), Canadian fur trader.
  • Joseph Frobisher (1740–1810), Canadian fur trader and politician, brother of Benjamin Frobisher.
  • Benjamin Joseph Frobisher (1782–1821), Canadian fur trader and politian, son of Benjamin Frobisher.
  • Frobisher Bay, a bay in Baffin Island, named after Martin Frobisher.
  • Frobisher Bay, the former name of a town in Baffin Island, Canada, now known as Iqaluit.
  • Frobisher, a fictional character from the comic strips based on the television series Doctor Who.
  • Buck Frobisher, a character in the television series Due South.
  • Robert Frobisher, a fictional amanuensis from the novel Cloud Atlas.
  • Arthur Frobisher, a fictional villainous billionaire in the television series Damages.

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Frobisher Bay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (114 words)
Frobisher Bay is a large inlet of the Labrador Sea in Baffin Island.
Frobisher Bay was discovered by the English navigator Martin Frobisher, in his search for the Northwest Passage in 1576.
It used to be the administrative centre of the former District of Franklin of the Northwest Territories.
Martin Frobisher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1105 words)
Martin Frobisher was the fourth child of Bernard Frobisher of Altofts in the parish of Normanton, Yorkshire, England.
Frobisher was again received by the queen at Greenwich, and her Majesty threw a fine chain of gold around his neck.
In 1580 Frobisher was employed as captain of one of the queen's ships in preventing the plans of Spain to assist the Irish in their resistance of encroaching English rule, and in the same year obtained a grant of the reversionary title of clerk of the royal navy.
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