Robert FitzRoy

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Robert FitzRoy was a 19th-century British naval officer, hydrographer, and meteorologist best known for captaining HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin’s famous voyage and for pioneering modern weather forecasting.

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Robert FitzRoy canonical 14
Admiral Robert FitzRoy 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British naval officer
Royal Navy officer
human
hydrographer
meteorologist
politician
awardReceived Fellow of the Royal Society (FRS)
surface form: Fellow of the Royal Society
birthDate 1805-07-05
birthPlace Ampton Hall, Suffolk, England
causeOfDeath suicide
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
deathDate 1865-04-30
developed early barometer-based storm warning system
education Old Royal Naval College
surface form: Royal Naval College, Portsmouth
employer Board of Trade of the United Kingdom
surface form: Board of Trade

Royal Navy
familyName FitzRoy
fieldOfWork cartography
hydrography
meteorology
navigation
fullName Robert FitzRoy self-link
givenName Robert
honorificPrefix The Honorable
Vice Admiral
ideology conservative Anglican views
introduced public weather forecasts in British newspapers
knownFor commanding HMS Beagle on its second voyage
early systematic weather forecasts
introduction of the term "weather forecast"
language English
memberOf Royal Society
militaryBranch Royal Navy
militaryRank Vice admiral
notableWork captaincy of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin’s voyage
development of storm warning systems
pioneering modern weather forecasting
occupation hydrographer
meteorologist
naval officer
politician
officeEnd Governor of New Zealand term end 1845
officeStart Governor of New Zealand term start 1843
placeOfDeath Norwood, Surrey, England
positionHeld Captain of HMS Beagle
Governor of New Zealand
Head of the Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade
publication The Voyage of the Beagle
surface form: Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle

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relative George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton
surface form: George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (grandfather)

Lord Charles FitzRoy
surface form: Lord Charles FitzRoy (father)
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
shipCommanded HMS Beagle
voyage HMS Beagle second survey expedition
surface form: Second voyage of HMS Beagle
workedWith Charles Darwin
Francis Beaufort

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Fitzroya namedAfter Robert FitzRoy
FitzRoy hasNotableBearer Robert FitzRoy
William Hobson successor Robert FitzRoy
Robert FitzRoy fullName Robert FitzRoy self-link
Beagle Channel surveyedBy Robert FitzRoy
Land of Fire historicallyVisitedBy Robert FitzRoy
Cerro Fitz Roy namedAfter Robert FitzRoy
HMS Beagle carriedPerson Robert FitzRoy
HMS Beagle captain Robert FitzRoy
Weather Book author Robert FitzRoy
Weather Book author Robert FitzRoy
this entity surface form: Admiral Robert FitzRoy