Robert FitzRoy

Vice Admiral Robert FitzRoy (July 5, 1805 - April 30, 1865) achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle and as a pioneering meteorologist who invented weather forecasts, also proving an able surveyor and hydrographer as well as Governor of New Zealand.

External links

• Robert Fitzroy
• FitzRoy, bibliographic notes
• Science Museum | Heavy Weather | Admiral FitzRoy and the FitzRoy barometer
• BBC - h2g2 - Robert FitzRoy
• http://www.gg.govt.nz/utilities/popupimage.asp?ID=28
• Dictionary of New Zealand Biography

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Preceded by:Captain William Hobson

Related Topics:
Captain - William Hobson

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Governors of New Zealand

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Succeeded by:Sir George Grey

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