Surname: Raleigh Forename(s): Walter b. 1554. d. 1618. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, historian, soldier, and explorer. Educated at Oriel College, Oxford. Knighted
in 1585 by Queen Elizabeth I. Arrested and executed in 1618 for violating a peace
treaty with Spain. Biographical information: ODNB. (SCM)