| Authorised form of name | Horsburgh; James (1762 - 1836) |
| Dates | 1762 - 1836 |
| Nationality | British |
| Place of birth | Elie, Fife |
| Date of birth | 23 September 1762 |
| Date of death | 14 May 1836 |
| Activity | Career:
Went to sea on colliers and other trading vessels; captured by a French pirate and imprisoned at Dunkirk; sailed to the West Indies and Calcutta; was wrecked off the coral island Diego Garcia due to incorrect charts, which inspired him to study navigation; came to England (1796); ship Captain; wrote 'Directions for sailing to and from the East Indies, China, New Holland, Cape of Good Hope and interjacent ports'; Hydrographer, HEIC (1810)
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 13/03/1806 |
| Source | Sources:
Bulloch's Roll; DNB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1836 No 27 pp 436-437
References:
R W Home, 'The Royal Society and the Empire: the colonial and Commonwealth Fellowship. Part 1. 1731-1847' in NR 2002 vol 56 pp 307-332 |
| Virtual International Authority File | http://viaf.org/viaf/69710161 |
| Code | NA2778 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1805/16 | Horsburgh, James: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| DM/3/148 | 'Should it be conversant to Captain Foster, the longitudes of the following points may be determined, in addition to those mentioned in the proposed track" | 1828 |
| AP/7/8/2 | Unpublished observations, barometrical observations made passing from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn by P [Peter] Heywood | October-November 1807 |
| AP/7/8/1 | Unpublished letter, regarding barometrical observations from P [Peter] Heywood to [James] Horsburgh | 9 March 1808 |
| AP/7/8 | Unpublished letter and observations, barometrical observations made passing from the Tropic of Cancer to the Tropic of Capricorn from Captain P [Peter] Heywood to [James] Horsburgh | October 1807 - March 1808 |
| L&P/12/94 | Letter, 'Observations on a diurnal variation of the barometer between the tropics' from James Horsburgh to Henry Cavendish | 20 April 1805 |
| AP/1/7 | Unpublished paper, 'Statement of observations on the fall of the mercury between the tropics, prior to, and during storms' by unknown author | [1810] |
| HS/9/498 | Letter, from James Horsburgh to Sir John Herschel, dated at East India House | 19 June 1833 |
| HS/9/496 | Letter, from [James] Horsburgh to Captain Basil Hall, dated at East India House, London | 23 April 1833 |
| HS/9/500 | Letter, from James Horsburgh to Sir John Herschel, dated at East India House | 19 June 1835 |
| HS/9/497 | Letter, from [James] Horsburgh to Captain Basil Hall, dated at East India House, London | 26 April 1833 |
| HS/9/499 | Letter, from James Horsburgh to Sir John Herschel, dated at East India House | 15 November 1834 |