Omai

(1753 c.-1780 c.)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Omai DNB: Omai (c.1753–c.1780), first Tahitian to visit England LBT ID: Omai1780 VIAF ID: 67712659 LOC ID: n77009504	B/BAP: 1753 DIED: 1780
SOURCES: DNB; Virtual International Authority File; LOC Name Authority File
The first Tahitian to visit England where he spent two years before returning with Captain Cook.
REFERENCES TO Omai: Robert Southey, “Memoir: Poetical Efforts,” 29 June 1824 in The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Found 1: ¶ 9 Charles Cuthbert Southey, The Life and Correspondence of Robert Southey (London: 1849-1850) Early Life: XIV