Francis Beaufort

Royal Navy Admiral

Died when: 83 years 204 days (1002 months)
Star Sign: Gemini

Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort KCB FRS FRGS FRAS MRIA (/'bo?f?rt/; 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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