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Robert Fitzroy

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Also known as Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy, Admiral Fitzroy

Royal Navy officer and scientist (1805–1865)

AI overview

Robert Fitzroy was a Royal Navy officer and scientist who lived from 1805 to 1865. Though specific details about his achievements are not provided here, his dual role as a naval commander and scientist suggests he made contributions to both maritime exploration and scientific inquiry during the nineteenth century.

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Person · Open Library

Born
1805
Died
1865
Works
11

Top works

  • Barometer manual. Board of Trade. 1861
  • Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836
  • A narrative of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle
  • Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle
  • Narración de los viajes de levantamientos de los buques de S.M. "Adventure" y "Beagle" en los años 1826 a 1836

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
France
Active from
1979
hip hop

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Key facts

Monarch
Victoria
Preceded by
William Hobson
Succeeded by
Sir George Grey
Born
( 1805-07-05 ) 5 July 1805, Ampton Hall , Ampton , Suffolk, England
Died
30 April 1865 (1865-04-30) (aged 59), Lyndhurst, Westow Hill, Norwood , England
Cause of death
Suicide
Spouses
Mary Henrietta O'Brien Maria Isabella Smyth

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Encyclopedic overview

Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy FRS (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.

He achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during FitzRoy's famous survey expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Cone, which took Charles Darwin round the world.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Robert Fitzroy” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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