Admiral Robert FitzRoy

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Admiral
gptkbp:advocatesFor Weather prediction
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_Society
gptkbp:associatedWith Scientific expeditions
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Gold_Medal_of_the_Royal_Geographical_Society
gptkbp:birthDate 1805-07-05
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:St._John's_Church,_Upper_Norwood
gptkbp:child gptkb:Robert_FitzRoy
gptkbp:collaboratedWith gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:contributedTo Oceanography
Scientific community
gptkbp:contribution Advancements in weather forecasting
gptkbp:deathDate 1865-04-30
gptkbp:descendant FitzRoy_family
gptkbp:education gptkb:Royal_Naval_College
gptkbp:established Meteorological stations
gptkbp:famousFor His_role_in_the_Beagle_expedition
gptkbp:field Meteorology
gptkbp:founded gptkb:The_Meteorological_Office
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Influence on navigation and weather forecasting.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Admiral Robert FitzRoy
gptkbp:influence Modern meteorology
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:Charles_Darwin
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Cook
gptkbp:influenceOn Meteorological practices
gptkbp:inspiration Future meteorologists
gptkbp:inventor FitzRoy_barometer
gptkbp:involved Naval exploration
gptkbp:involvedIn Scientific research
gptkbp:knownFor Captain_of_HMS_Beagle
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering meteorology
gptkbp:nationality British
gptkbp:notableEvent Voyage of the Beagle
First to use weather forecasts
gptkbp:notableWork The Weather Book
gptkbp:occupation Naval officer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Bristol,_England
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Norwich,_England
gptkbp:publishedBy The Narrative of the Surveying Voyages
gptkbp:publishes Meteorological Observations
gptkbp:rank Rear Admiral
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:HMS_Beagle
gptkbp:serviceYears 1826-1865
gptkbp:signature FitzRoy's_signature
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Henrietta_FitzRoy