Admiral Sir Rear Admiral Francis Beaufort RN KCB FRS FRGS FRAS MRIA
(1774-1857)

Royal Navy Admiral, hydrographer, Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath, Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, Member of the Royal Irish Academy, and Rear Admiral

Died aged c. 83

Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort KCB FRS FRGS FRAS MRIA (/ˈboʊfərt/; 27 May 1774 – 17 December 1857) was an Irish hydrographer, rear admiral of the Royal Navy, and creator of the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale.

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Sir Francis Beaufort 1774-1857 Admiral and hydrographer lived here

52 Manchester Street, Westminster, W1, London, United Kingdom where they lived