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William Henry Smyth was born in Westminster, London on 21 st January 1788. He was the son of an American loyalist soldier who had lost all of his lands and possessions during the War of Independence and had retired to England. The family were descendants of the founder of the state of Virginia. At the age of 14 William ran away from home to ...
William hatte drei Söhne: Charles Piazzi Smyth, Sir Warington Wilkinson Smyth und General Sir Henry Augustus Smyth. Von seinen Töchtern heiratete Henrietta Grace Smyth den Mathematikprofessor Baden Powell und war selbst Mutter von Robert Baden-Powell, während Georgiana Rosetta Smyth Sir William Henry Flower heiratete.
Admiral William Henry Smyth KFM DCL FRS FRAS FRGS FSA (21 January 1788 – 8 September 1865) was an English naval officer, hydrographer, astronomer and numismatist, noted for his involvement in the early history of a number of learned societies, for his hydrographic charts, for his astronomical work, and for a wide range of publications and translations. William Smyth was born at 42 Great ...
17 de feb. de 2009 · Smyth, W. H (William Henry), 1788-1865; Belcher, Edward, Sir, 1799-1877. Publication date 1867 Topics Naval art and science, Military art and science ...
William Henry Smyth (January 21, 1788 - September 9, 1865) William Henry Smyth was born on January 21, 1788 in Westminster, England. He was a descendant Captain John Smith, who was the principal founder of the first permanent English colony in North America, at Jamestown, Virginia.
William Henry Smyth. (1788-1865), Admiral and scientific writer. Early Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry. Sitter in 3 portraits. William Smyth joined the Navy at an early age and saw active service in Indian, Chinese and Australian waters. In 1813, he joined the Sicilian flotilla, where he combined active service against the French in Naples ...
William Henry Smyth. Blackie and Son, 1867 - Military art and science - 744 pages . Preview this book ...
