Person Dalrymple; Alexander (1737 - 1808) Dalrymple Alexander 1737 - 1808 British Male New Hailes, near Edinburgh, Scotland 24 July 1737 1737 19 June 1808 1808

Hydrographer Career: Writer in the HEIC (from age 15); Hydrographer, HEIC (1779); Hydrographer to the Admiralty (1795); dismissed (1808) Fellow 14/02/1771 Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB; AE References: R I Ruggles, 'Governor Samuel Wegg, Intelligent Layman of the Royal Society, 1753-1802' in NR 1977-8 vol 32 pp 181-199 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 ©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-13446 24 Jul 1737 - 19 Jun 1808 NA8193 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 28/03/2023 RS_NET\JonathanB Yes 6bc504a4-e18c-4464-8dac-dc01721c7e8a