| Authorised form of name | Beaufoy; Mark (1764 - 1827) |
| Dates | 1764 - 1827 |
| Nationality | British |
| Date of birth | 1764 |
| Place of death | Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire |
| Date of death | 04 May 1827 |
| DatesAndPlaces | Burial:
Stanmore Church, Middlesex |
| Activity | 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
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| Membership category | Fellow |
| Date of election | 18/02/1790 |
| Relationships | Son of a Quaker brewer; father of Henry Beaufoy (FRS 1815) |
| Source | 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 |
| Code | NA6913 |
Archives associated with this Fellow
| RefNo | Title | Date |
| EC/1789/06 | Beaufoy, Mark: certificate of election to the Royal Society | |
| L&P/8/129/2 | Plate, 'Different shaped solids for experiment' by Mark Beaufoy | 1785 |
| L&P/8/129/4 | Tables, 'Experiments made to ascertain the the compartitive resistance which different forms of wood show' by Mark Beaufoy | 1785 |
| L&P/8/129/3 | Plate, 'Different shaped solids for experiment' by Mark Beaufoy | 1785 |
| L&P/8/129/1 | Paper, 'Experiments on the best form for vessels to move through the water with least resistance' by Mark Beaufoy | 1785 |
| L&P/9/68 | Paper, 'Narrative of a journey from the village of Chamouni, Switzerland [Chamonix, France], to the summit of Mount Blanc on the 8th August 1787' by Mark Beaufoy | 1787 |
| L&P/8/129 | Paper, 'Experiments on the best form for vessels to move through the water with least resistance' by Mark Beaufoy | 1785 |