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who was james rennal​

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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]

Major

James Rennel

Profile engraving of James Rennell (1799)

Born3 December 1742

Chudleigh, Devon, UK

Died29 March 1830 (aged 87)

London

Resting placeWestminster AbbeyOccupationSurveyor, cartographer, historianEmployerEast India CompanySpouse(s)

Jane Thackeray (m. 1772–1810)

Parent(s)

John Rennell (father)

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