Robert FitzRoy

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Robert FitzRoy was a 19th-century British naval officer, hydrographer, and meteorologist best known for captaining HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin’s famous voyage and for pioneering modern weather forecasting.

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Generate an image of Robert FitzRoy (Robert FitzRoy was a 19th-century British naval officer, hydrographer, and meteorologist best known for captaining HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin’s famous voyage and for pioneering modern weather forecasting.)

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Robert FitzRoy canonical 14
Admiral Robert FitzRoy 1

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instanceOf British naval officer ⓘ
Royal Navy officer ⓘ
human ⓘ
hydrographer ⓘ
meteorologist ⓘ
politician ⓘ
awardReceived Fellow of the Royal Society ⓘ
birthDate 1805-07-05 ⓘ
birthPlace Ampton Hall, Suffolk, England ⓘ
causeOfDeath suicide ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
deathDate 1865-04-30 ⓘ
developed early barometer-based storm warning system ⓘ
education Royal Naval College, Portsmouth ⓘ
employer Board of Trade ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ
familyName FitzRoy ⓘ
fieldOfWork cartography ⓘ
hydrography ⓘ
meteorology ⓘ
navigation ⓘ
fullName Robert FitzRoy ⓘ
givenName Robert ⓘ
honorificPrefix The Honorable ⓘ
Vice Admiral ⓘ
ideology conservative Anglican views ⓘ
introduced public weather forecasts in British newspapers ⓘ
knownFor commanding HMS Beagle on its second voyage ⓘ
early systematic weather forecasts ⓘ
introduction of the term "weather forecast" ⓘ
language English ⓘ
memberOf Royal Society ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Navy ⓘ
militaryRank Vice admiral ⓘ
notableWork captaincy of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin’s voyage ⓘ
development of storm warning systems ⓘ
pioneering modern weather forecasting ⓘ
occupation hydrographer ⓘ
meteorologist ⓘ
naval officer ⓘ
politician ⓘ
officeEnd Governor of New Zealand term end 1845 ⓘ
officeStart Governor of New Zealand term start 1843 ⓘ
placeOfDeath Norwood, Surrey, England ⓘ
positionHeld Captain of HMS Beagle ⓘ
Governor of New Zealand ⓘ
Head of the Meteorological Department of the Board of Trade ⓘ
publication Narrative of the Surveying Voyages of His Majesty’s Ships Adventure and Beagle ⓘ
Weather Book ⓘ
relative George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton (grandfather) ⓘ
Lord Charles FitzRoy (father) ⓘ
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
shipCommanded HMS Beagle ⓘ
voyage Second voyage of HMS Beagle ⓘ
workedWith Charles Darwin ⓘ
Francis Beaufort ⓘ

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Beagle Channel → surveyedBy → Robert FitzRoy ⓘ
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Cerro Fitz Roy → namedAfter → Robert FitzRoy ⓘ
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HMS Beagle → captain → Robert FitzRoy ⓘ
Weather Book → author → Robert FitzRoy ⓘ
Weather Book → author → Admiral Robert FitzRoy ⓘ
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