Robert FitzRoy
Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy FRS (5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) was an English officer of the Royal Navy and a scientist. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, FitzRoy's second expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Cone.
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| Full name at birth | Robert FitzRoy
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| Claim to fame | Captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage
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| Date of birth | 5 July 1805
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| Place of birth | Ampton, Suffolk, England
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| Date of death | 30 April 1865
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| Age | 59 (age at death)
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| Place of death | Upper Norwood, England
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| Cause of death | Suicide
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| Occupation | Pioneering meteorologist; Governor of New Zealand from 1843 to 1845
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