Francis Beaufort

Rear-Admiral
Sir Francis Beaufort
KCB FRS FRGS FRAS MRIA
Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Beaufort KCB FRS FRGS FRAS MRIA
	Beaufort c. 1851
Hydrographer of the Navy
	In office; 19 May 1829 – 25 January 1855
Preceded by	Sir Edward Parry
Succeeded by	John Washington
Personal details
Born	27 May 1774; Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Died	17 December 1857 (aged 83); Hove, Sussex, England
Resting place	St John's Church Gardens
Spouses	Alicia Wilson (1815–1834); Honora Edgeworth (1838–1857);
Children	Francis Lestock Beaufort; Emily Anne Beaufort;
Parent	Daniel Augustus Beaufort
Relatives	Frances Beaufort (sister); Henrietta Beaufort (sister); Daniel de Beaufort (grandfather);
Occupation	Hydrographer, mariner
Known for	Beaufort cipher, Beaufort scale
Awards	Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1848);
Military service
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1790–1855
Rank	Rear-Admiral
Wars	French Revolutionary Wars; Napoleonic Wars;

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Sir Francis Beaufort KCB FRS FRGS FRAS MRIA (/ˈboʊfərt/ BOH-fərt; 27 May 1774 – 17 December 1857) was an Irish hydrographer and naval officer who created the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale.