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Sir Francis Beaufort was an Irish hydrographer and naval officer who created the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale.

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Francis Beaufort

Irish hydrographer and naval officer (1774-1857)

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Sir Francis Beaufort was an Irish hydrographer and naval officer who created the Beaufort cipher and the Beaufort scale.

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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Born

May 27, 1774, May 7, 1774

Died

December 17, 1857

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