English explorer, in the service of the Netherlands, who explored Chesapeake and Delaware bays and the Hudson River as far north as present-day Albany. Hudson later discovered Hudson bay and was finally killed by mutineers. Hudson bay became a primary fur trapping preserve, and the Hudson Bay Company operated extensive trapping and processing facilities for many years.
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