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James Rennell
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English geographer, historian and oceanographer (1742–1830)
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James Rennell was a British historian, geographer, cartographer, and oceanographer who served as a Major in the Royal Navy and was employed by the East India Company. Born in Devon in 1742, he died in London in 1830 and is buried at Westminster Abbey. He wrote in English and held citizenship in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
Rennell received the Copley Medal and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, the Royal Society of Edinburgh, and the Royal Geographical Society. He was also a member of the Saint Petersburg Academy of Sciences, the Russian Academy of Sciences, and the Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. His notable works include the *Treatise on the Comparative Geography of Western Asia*, the *Description Historique et Géographique de L'inde*, and the *Account of the Ganges and Burrampooter Rivers*.
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- Works
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Top works
- Treatise on the Comparative Geography of Western Asia, Accompanied with an Atlas of Maps -
- Description Historique et Géographique de L'inde
- Memoir of a Map of Hindoostan; or the Mogul Empire : With an Introduction, Illustrative of the Geography and Present Division of That Country
- Memoir of a Map of Hindoostan; or the Mogul's Empire : With an Examination of Some Positions in the Former System of Indian Geography; and Some Illustrations of the Present One
- Account of the Ganges and Burrampooter Rivers... . Read at the Royal Society, January 25 1780
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- James
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Devon
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- oceanographer
- Employer
- East India Company
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Military rank
- Major
- Image
- James Rennell 1799.jpg
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- place of burial
- Westminster Abbey
- Commons category
- James Rennell
- date of birth
- 1742-12-03
- date of death
- 1830-03-29
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- Commons Creator page
- James Rennell
- writing language
- English language
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