Person Beaufoy; Mark (1764 - 1827) Beaufoy Mark 1764 - 1827 British Male 1764 Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire 04 May 1827 Burial: Stanmore Church, Middlesex

Hackney Wick (until 1815); Bushey Heath (from 1815)

Career: First Englishman to scale Mont Blanc (1787); largely responsible for founding of the Society for the Improvement of Naval Architecture (1791); made magnetic and astronomical observations; Colonel of Militia, Tower Hamlets Son of a Quaker brewer; father of Henry Beaufoy (FRS 1815) Fellow 18/02/1790 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB References: J S Rowlinson, '"Our Common Room in Geneva" and the Early Exploration of the Alps of Savoy' in NR 1998 vol 52 pp 221-235 Notes: Silver medal from Astronomical 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 1764 - 4 May 1827 NA6913 21/11/2001 Andyg pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes e8c9ef39-5c2a-4b89-8f24-97e32bdbc4e6