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Francis Beaufort
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Irish hydrographer and naval officer (1774-1857)
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Francis Beaufort was a British explorer, physicist, geographer, and astronomer born in Navan in 1774. He served in the Royal Navy, reaching the rank of rear admiral, and participated in the French Revolutionary Wars. His professional field was hydrography, and he wrote in English.
Beaufort was a member of the Royal Society, the Royal Geographical Society, and the Travellers Club. He received the titles of Fellow of the Royal Society and Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. His works are held in the collection of Het Scheepvaartmuseum and are recognized in the Royal Society collection. He died in Hove in 1857.
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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
- Frances Beaufort (sister) Henrietta Beaufort (sister) Daniel de Beaufort (grandfather)
- Occupation
- Hydrographer , mariner
- Known for
- Beaufort cipher , Beaufort scale
- Awards
- Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1848)
- Branch
- Royal Navy
- Service years
- 1790–1855
- Rank
- Rear-Admiral
- Wars
- French Revolutionary Wars Napoleonic Wars
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Francis
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Navan
- Place of death
- Hove
- Occupation
- cartographer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Field of work
- hydrography
- Conflict
- French Revolutionary Wars
- Military branch
- Royal Navy
- Military rank
- rear admiral
- Image
- Sir Francis Beaufort by Stephen Pearce.jpg
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- member of
- Royal Geographical Society
- date of birth
- 1774-05-27
- date of death
- 1857-12-17
- Commons category
- Francis Beaufort
- Commons Creator page
- Francis Beaufort
- writing language
- English language
- name in native language
- Francis Beaufort
- P8168
- Sharpe's Trafalgar
- has works in the collection
- Het Scheepvaartmuseum
- floruit
- 1864-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
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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