Francis Beaufort
Irish hydrographer and naval officer (1774-1857)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1845
- Died
- 1917
- Works
- 32
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- Sir Edward Parry
- Succeeded by
- John Washington
- Born
- ( 1774-05-27 ) 27 May 1774, Navan , County Meath , Ireland
- Died
- 17 December 1857 (1857-12-17) (aged 83), Hove , Sussex , England
- Resting place
- St John's Church Gardens
- Spouses
- Alicia Wilson (1815–1834) Honora Edgeworth (1838–1857)
- Children
- Francis Lestock Beaufort Emily Anne Beaufort
- Parent
- Daniel Augustus Beaufort
- Relatives
Article
Sir Francis Beaufort KCB FRS FRGS FRAS MRIA (/ˈboʊfərt/ BOH-fərt; 27 May 1774 – 17 December 1857) was an Irish hydrographer and naval officer who created the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale.
Early life
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1774 births1857 deaths19th-century Irish explorers19th-century Irish scientistsBritish expatriates in the Ottoman EmpireCommittee members of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful KnowledgeDe Beaufort familyExplorers of West AsiaFellows of the Royal Geographical SocietyHydrographers of the Royal NavyInternational members of the American Philosophical Society