Robert Thorne (explorer)
Robert Thorne | |
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| Born | c.1460 |
| Died | Before July 1519 Bristol |
| Occupation | merchant |
| Known for | Exploration of North America |
| Spouse(s) | Johane Withypoll (c.1491-1519), d. 1523 |
| Children | Robert Thorne the younger, Elyn, Nicholas Thorne, Catherine, Alice |
| Parent(s) | Thomas Thorne (d.1471), Rose |
Robert Thorne the elder (died 1519) was a fifteenth-century Bristol merchant who was involved in the port's early Atlantic exploration voyages to North America. He was identified in the sixteenth century as one of the English 'discoverers of the Newfound Landes'.