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Primeros años. Nació el 12 de octubre de 1762 en Gibraltar, cuando su padre, Joseph Popham, ejercía como cónsul británico en Tetuán (Marruecos). Su padre estuvo casado varias veces y se dice que no tuvo menos de cuarenta y cuatro hijos. Su madre, Mary Riggs, murió tras darle a luz. Había sido su vigésimo primer vástago.
3 de jul. de 2020 · Popham was keen to be sent back to Spain in 1813 to continue his work, but he was not. He was promoted to rear-admiral, but he was not employed on active service again, ending his days in a miserable posting as commander-in-chief in Jamaica, where he suffered from yellow fever, lost two of his children to illness and finally suffered a stroke.
Sir Home Riggs Popham (1762-1820) naval officer who invented system of Telegraphic Signals, or, Marine Vocabulary, providing ships with a flag system containing letters, words, and common phrases, enabling captains to communicate effectively, called Popham's code or Semaphore. Lived at Vigo House in Weybridge.
Rear Admiral Sir Home Riggs Popham, KCB (12 October 1762 – 2 September 1820), was a British Royal Naval commander who saw service during the French Revolutionary Wars and the 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. He was the son of Joseph Popham, consul at Tétouan in ...
Home Riggs Popham fue un almirante británico de ascendencia irlandesa, investigador, estratega, comerciante, diplomático y político, fue autor del sistema telegráfico de señales por banderas que adoptó la Armada Real Británica en 1803, prestó servicios durante la Guerra de Independencia de los Estados Unidos, las Guerras Revolucionarias Francesas y las Guerras Napoleónicas.
Popham’s career was literally as well as figuratively amphibious. So was his personality. Popham’s well-known past as an illicit private trader, as well as his notorious lack of scruples, marred his reputation. People meeting him for the first time did not know what to make of him: ‘He seems a pleasant man, but a dasher.’
Sir Home Riggs Popham. by Unknown artist. oil on canvas, circa 1783. NPG 811. Find out more >. Buy a print. Buy as a greetings card. Use this image. Regency Portraits catalogue entry.
