Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy was an English officer of the Royal Navy, politician and scientist who commanded HMS Beagle on its survey expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Cone, the voyage that carried Charles Darwin around the world. He was a pioneering meteorologist who made accurate daily weather predictions, coining the term forecast for them, and in 1854 he established what would later become the Meteorological Office, building systems to get weather information to sailors and fishermen for their safety. He was also an accomplished surveyor and hydrographer, and served as the second governor of New Zealand from 1843 to 1845.
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BirthplaceAmpton Hall, Ampton, Suffolk, England 1 Death PlaceLyndhurst, Westow Hill, Norwood, England 1 NationalityUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 2 Defining ContributionPioneering meteorologist who made accurate daily weather predictions 1 Connections
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Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy (5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) was an English officer of the Royal Navy, politician and scientist who served as the second governor of New Zealand between 1843 and 1845.
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Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy (5 July 1805 - 30 April 1865) was an English officer of the Royal Navy, politician and scientist who served as the second governor of New Zealand between 1843 and 1845.
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5 July 1805
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30 April 1865
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Ampton Hall, Ampton, Suffolk, England
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Lyndhurst, Westow Hill, Norwood, England
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was an English officer of the Royal Navy
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FitzRoy was a pioneering meteorologist who made accurate daily weather predictions
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also known as Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy
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also known as Admiral Fitzroy
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citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
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citizen of United Kingdom
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born in Ampton Hall
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died in London
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died in Upper Norwood
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