Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy FRS (5 July 1805 – 30 April 1865) was an English officer of the Royal Navy and a scientist. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Charles Darwin's famous voyage, FitzRoy's second expedition to Tierra del Fuego and the Southern Cone.
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Robert FitzRoy 5 July 1805 Ampton, Suffolk, England
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Died |
30 April 1865 (aged 59) Upper Norwood, England
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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