James Rennell | |
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.jpg) Profile engraving of James Rennell (1799) | |
| Born | 3 December 1742 Chudleigh, Devon, UK |
| Died | 29 March 1830 (aged 87) London |
| Resting place | Westminster Abbey |
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| Employer | East India Company |
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Jane Thackeray (m. 1772–1810) |
| Father | John Rennell |
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Major James Rennell, , FRS, FRSE, FRGS (3 December 1742 – 29 March 1830) was an English geographer, historian and a pioneer of oceanography. Rennell produced some of the first accurate maps of Bengal at one inch to five miles as well as accurate outlines of India and served as Surveyor General of Bengal. Rennell has been called the Father of Oceanography. In 1830, he was one of the founders of the Royal Geographical Society in London.[1]
- ^ Biographical Index of Former Fellows of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 1783–2002 (PDF). The Royal Society of Edinburgh. July 2006. ISBN 0-902-198-84-X. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 March 2018.