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Februar 1796 in London; † 29. November 1856 ebenda) war ein britischer Seeoffizier, Polarforscher, Politiker und Geograph . Leben. Frederick William Beechey war ein Sohn des Porträtmalers Sir William Beechey (1753–1839) aus dessen zweiter Ehe mit der Porträtmalerin Anne Phyllis Jessop (1764–1833).
- 17. Februar 1796
- englischer Polarforscher und Geograph
- London
- Beechey, Frederick William
Frederick William Beechey FRS (17 February 1796 – 29 November 1856) was an English naval officer, artist, explorer, hydrographer and writer. Life and career. He was the son of two painters, Sir William Beechey, RA and his second wife, Anne Jessop. [1] .
18. Dez. 2007 · Last Edited November 14, 2023. Frederick William Beechey, Arctic explorer, naval officer, hydrographer, artist and author (born 17 February 1796 in London, United Kingdom; died 29 November 1856 in London, United Kingdom). Frederick William Beechey sailed with Sir John Franklin and William Edward Parry and made many sketches of the ...
Description. In 1825, Frederick William Beechey was commissioned to lead an expedition in the Pacific with the intention to navigate the Bering Strait and explore the northern coast of Alaska. Sailing with the ship HMS Blossom, Beechey’s expedition was a companion to the second overland expedition of Sir John Franklin (see RCINs 1057015-6).
Learn about the life and achievements of Frederick William Beechey, a Rear-Admiral and geographer who explored the Arctic and published a Voyage of Discovery Towards the North Pole. See four portraits of him in the Early Victorian Portraits collection.
BEECHEY, FREDERICK WILLIAM, naval officer, artist, explorer, hydrographer, and author; b. 17 Feb. 1796 in London, son of Sir William Beechey and Phyllis Ann Jessup; m. December 1828 Charlotte Stapleton, and they had five daughters; d. 29 Nov. 1856 in London.
25. Okt. 2016 · Beechey, Frederick William (1796–1856) – an English naval officer, rear-admiral (1854), hydrographer, artist, member of the Royal Geographical Society and its chairman (1855), and researcher of North America, North Africa, and the Pacific Ocean. At the age of 10, he started to serve in the Royal Navy and a year later became a ...
