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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| instanceOf |
British naval officer
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Royal Navy officer → human → hydrographer → meteorologist → politician → |
| awardReceived |
Fellow of the Royal Society
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| birthDate |
1805-07-05
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| birthPlace |
Ampton Hall, Suffolk, England
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| causeOfDeath |
suicide
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → |
| deathDate |
1865-04-30
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| developed |
early barometer-based storm warning system
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| education |
Royal Naval College, Portsmouth
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| employer |
Board of Trade
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Royal Navy → |
| familyName |
FitzRoy
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| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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hydrography → meteorology → navigation → |
| fullName |
Robert FitzRoy
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| givenName |
Robert
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| honorificPrefix |
The Honorable
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Vice Admiral → |
| ideology |
conservative Anglican views
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| introduced |
public weather forecasts in British newspapers
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| knownFor |
commanding HMS Beagle on its second voyage
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early systematic weather forecasts → introduction of the term "weather forecast" → |
| language |
English
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| memberOf |
Royal Society
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| militaryBranch |
Royal Navy
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| militaryRank |
Vice admiral
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| notableWork |
captaincy of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin’s voyage
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development of storm warning systems → pioneering modern weather forecasting → |
| occupation |
hydrographer
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meteorologist → naval officer → politician → |
| officeEnd |
Governor of New Zealand term end 1845
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| officeStart |
Governor of New Zealand term start 1843
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| placeOfDeath |
Norwood, Surrey, England
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| positionHeld |
Captain of HMS Beagle
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Governor of New Zealand → Head of the Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade → |
| publication |
Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle
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Weather Book → |
| relative |
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (grandfather)
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Lord Charles FitzRoy (father) → |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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| shipCommanded |
HMS Beagle
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| voyage |
Second voyage of HMS Beagle
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| workedWith |
Charles Darwin
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Francis Beaufort → |
Referenced by (6)
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HMS Beagle second survey expedition
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commander |
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Robert FitzRoy
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fullName |
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FitzRoy
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hasNotableBearer |
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Fitzroya
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namedAfter |
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William Hobson
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successor |
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Beagle Channel
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surveyedBy |