Robert FitzRoy
Former Governor-General of New Zealand
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy FRS was an English officer of the Royal Navy and a scientist. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, FitzRoy's second expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern... Wikipedia
Born: July 5, 1805, Ampton Hall, Ampton, United Kingdom
Died: April 30, 1865 (age 59 years), Upper Norwood, London, United Kingdom
Children: Laura Maria Elizabeth Fitzroy, Katherine FitzRoy, and Robert O'Brien FitzRoy
Place of burial: All Saints with St Margaret, Upper Norwood, London, United Kingdom
Edited works: Journal and remarks, 1832-1836. By Charles Darwin. (Part of maps in pockets), Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty's Ships Adventure and Beagle Between the Years 1826 and 1836: Describing Their Examination of the Southern Shores of South America, and the Beagle's Circumnavigation of the Globe : Proceedings of the Second Expedition, 1831-1836, and Barometer and Weather Guide
Organization founded: Met Office
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