Francis Beaufort
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Sir Francis Beaufort was an Irish hydrographer, the creator of the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale, and a naval officer.
Beaufort c. 1851
The Beaufort family tomb in St John's Church Gardens, London
Royal Geographical Society
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The Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers), often shortened to RGS, is a learned society and professional body for geography based in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1830 for the advancement of geographical sciences, the society has 16,000 members, with its work reaching the public through publications, research groups and lectures.
Main entrance from the Exhibition Road extension, with the original Lowther Lodge to the right
Lowther Lodge, Royal Geographical Society (with IBG) headquarters, designed by Richard Norman Shaw
2012 Poster for exhibition in the glass Pavilion on centenary of Scott's final expedition to the South Pole