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British navigator and explorerIntellectual life1728–1779

James Cook

A Royal Navy officer and cartographer, Cook led three scientific expeditions to the Pacific, charted New Zealand and the east coast of Australia, claimed lands in the name of the Crown, fought scurvy and died in a clash with Hawaiians.

Closest spectrum
Right
Closest ideology
Right-Wing Pragmatism
Closest personality
Jerome Powell
Portrait of James Cook
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Political topics

Profile across mindedfolk

  • Structure

    Balanced
    Federal57%
    Unitary43%
  • Representation

    Balanced
    Democracy51%
    Autocracy49%
  • Power

    Balanced
    Security48%
    Liberty52%
  • Immigration

    Balanced
    Assimilation46%
    Multiculturalism54%
  • Nationalism

    Leaning · Nationalist
    Internationalist42%
    Nationalist58%
  • Economy

    Leaning · Private
    Public41%
    Private59%
  • Free market

    Balanced
    Planning44%
    Free market56%
  • Religion

    Balanced
    Irreligious47%
    Religious53%
  • Morality

    Leaning · Traditionalist
    Progressive28%
    Traditionalist72%
  • Technology

    Leaning · Technology
    Technology71%
    Biology29%

What sets James Cook apart

Most unusual position

Structure

James Cook leans further toward federal than 70% of the 569 personalities in the catalog.

Personality median 36James Cook 57

Of all the topics, Structure is where James Cook stands furthest from the rest.

Most common position

Religion

On Religion, James Cook sits practically at the catalog median.

Personality median 49James Cook 47

Here they share common ground with most personalities.