Robert FitzRoy (July 5, 1805 - April 30, 1865) was an English officer of the Royal Navy. He achieved lasting fame as the captain of HMS Beagle during Darwin's famous voyage. As Governor of New Zealand, serving from 1843 to 1845, he tried to protect the Maori from illegal land sales claimed by British settlers. FitzRoy was a pioneering meteorologist who made accurate daily weather predictions, which he called by a new name of his own invention: forecasts.
Robert FitzRoy, English Officer and Meteorologist
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