Person Barrow; Sir; John (1764 - 1848); British promoter of exploration and author Barrow John Sir British promoter of exploration and author 1764 - 1848 British Male Dragley Beck, in the parish of Ulverston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom 19 June 1764 17640619 23 November 1848 18481123 Burial: Pratt Street, Camden Town

Career: Time-keeper at an iron foundry, Liverpool; voyaged to the Arctic in a whaler; taught maths in a school, Greensich; Private Secretary to George, Lord Macartney (FRS 1792); learned Chinese; published 'Travels in China' (1804); accompanied Macartney to Cape Colony [Cape of Good Hope, South Africa]; Second Secretary to the Admiralty (1804-1845); Point Barrow, Cape Barrow and Barrow Strait in the Arctic were named after him; as a geographer he was responsible for promoting the dispatch of naval vesels to seek the North West Passage and to navigate towards the North pole; founder of the Royal Geographical Society Honours: Bt 1835 Married (1798) Anne Maria, daughter of Peter John Truter , of Cape of Good Hope; four sons and two daughters; father of John Barrow (FRS 1844); father-in-law of Robert Batty (FRS 1822) Royal Society roles: VP 1839-1841 Fellow 04/07/1805 40 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB ©The Royal Society International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 https://pictures.royalsociety.org/image-rs-9641 19 Jun 1764 - 23 Nov 1848 NA2824 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 10/02/2026 RS_NET\VidaM Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/68925163 3e942818-f4c0-45e2-89c9-46fad4bd07b7