Home Riggs Popham

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Home Riggs Popham
1783 portrait in the uniform of a lieutenant, by an unknown artist
Born(1762-10-12)12 October 1762
Gibraltar
Died20 September 1820(1820-09-20) (aged 57)
Cheltenham
AllegianceUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
Service / branch Royal Navy
RankRear admiral
CommandsCape of Good Hope Station
Jamaica Station
Battles / warsFrench Revolutionary Wars
Napoleonic Wars
AwardsKnight Commander of the Order of the Bath

Rear Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham, KCB, KCH (12 October 1762 – 20 September 1820), was a Royal Navy commander who saw service against the French during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. He is remembered for his scientific accomplishments, particularly the development of a signal code that was adopted by the Royal Navy in 1803.