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Robert FitzRoy

Also Known As Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy · Admiral Fitzroy
Meteorologist

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.

Facts
Birth Date
1805-07-05 1
Birth Year
1805 1
Death Date
1865-04-30 1
Death Year
1865 1
Birthplace
Ampton Hall, Ampton, Suffolk, England 1
Death Place
London 2
Death Place
Lyndhurst, Westow Hill, Norwood, England 1
Death Place
Upper Norwood 2
Nationality
English 1
Nationality
United Kingdom 2
Nationality
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 2
Defining Contribution
Pioneering meteorologist who made accurate daily weather predictions 1
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Nationality

United Kingdom

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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.
Sources
1. Robert FitzRoy - Wikipedia
  • Lead section
    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.
  • Intro, birth date in first sentence
    5 July 1805
  • Intro, death date in first sentence
    30 April 1865
  • Infobox, birth_place
    Ampton Hall, Ampton, Suffolk, England
  • Infobox, death_place
    Lyndhurst, Westow Hill, Norwood, England
  • Intro, first sentence
    was an English officer of the Royal Navy
  • Intro, third paragraph
    FitzRoy was a pioneering meteorologist who made accurate daily weather predictions
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2. Robert FitzRoy (Wikidata)
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [1]
    also known as Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy
  • Wikidata item aliases (en) [2]
    also known as Admiral Fitzroy
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [1]
    citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
  • P27 (country of citizenship) [2]
    citizen of United Kingdom
  • P19 (place of birth) [1]
    born in Ampton Hall
  • P20 (place of death) [1]
    died in London
  • P20 (place of death) [2]
    died in Upper Norwood
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