George Francis Lyon | |
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Other name(s) | Said-ben-Abdallah |
Born | [1] Chichester, England | 23 January 1796
Died | 8 October 1832 Atlantic Ocean | (aged 36)
Branch | Royal Navy |
Years of service | 1808–1832 |
Rank | Captain |
Commands | HMS Hecla, HMS Griper |
George Francis Lyon FRS (23 January 1796 – 8 October 1832) was an English naval officer and explorer of Africa and the Arctic. While not having a particularly distinguished career, he is remembered for the entertaining journals he kept and for the pencil drawings he completed in the Arctic; this information was useful to later expeditions.