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Robert Fitzroy

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Robert Fitzroy

Birth
Ampton, St Edmundsbury Borough, Suffolk, England
Death
30 Apr 1865 (aged 59)
Upper Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England
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Upper Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England Add to Map
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Near Beulah Hill Road
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Explorer, British Navy Vice Admiral. The first Head of the British Meteorological Office, he was the Captain of "HMS Beagle" on its surveying voyage in 1831 to 1836, to South America and circumnavigation of the world. Naturalist on the ship was Charles Darwin, who's findings on the Galapagos Islands, during the survey, sparked his theory of evolution.
Explorer, British Navy Vice Admiral. The first Head of the British Meteorological Office, he was the Captain of "HMS Beagle" on its surveying voyage in 1831 to 1836, to South America and circumnavigation of the world. Naturalist on the ship was Charles Darwin, who's findings on the Galapagos Islands, during the survey, sparked his theory of evolution.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Added: Jan 25, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/19795/robert-fitzroy: accessed ), memorial page for Robert Fitzroy (5 Jul 1805–30 Apr 1865), Find a Grave Memorial ID 19795, citing All Saints Churchyard, Upper Norwood, London Borough of Croydon, Greater London, England; Maintained by Find a Grave.