Person Beechey; Frederick William (1796 - 1856); naval officer and hydrographer Beechey Frederick William naval officer and hydrographer 1796 - 1856 Male 17 February 1796 29 November 1856

Harley Street, London (1824)

Career: Entered Royal Navy Royal Society roles: VP 1855-1856 Fellow 23/12/1824 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc 1856-1857 vol 8 pp 283-287 References: D Carr Agnew, 'Robert Fitzroy and the myth of 'Marsden Square': Transatlantic rivalries in early marine meteorology' in NR 2004 vol 58 pp 21-46 Sonia Bershad 'The Drawings and watercolours by F W Beechey 1796-1856 in the collection of the Arctic Institute of North America, university of Calgary' in Arctic, vol 33, no 2, June 1980 [X430/12] ©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-12165 17 Feb 1796 - 29 Nov 1856 NA5564 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes http://viaf.org/viaf/194159905 b2060f04-4f84-434f-9315-c74e2192354b