Heinrich Zimmermann, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Heinrich Zimmermann

participated on James Cook's last voyage

Date of Birth: 25-Dec-1741

Place of Birth: Wiesloch, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 03-May-1805

Profession: writer, author

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Johann Heinrich Zimmermann (1741-1805) sailed on HMS Discovery on James Cook's third voyage to the Pacific (1776-1780) and wrote an account of the voyage, Reise um die Welt mit Capitain Cook (Mannheim, 1781).
In 1782 he was invited by William Bolts to join a voyage to the North West Coast of America sailing from Trieste under the Imperial Austrian flag.
He subsequently commanded the Austrian East India Company ships Concordia and Edward on voyages to India.