Question

write a long paragraph on James rennel

Answer 1

Major James Rennell, 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 Indian Geography and as the Father of Oceanography. In 1830 he was one of the founders of the Royal Geographical Society in London.

Rennell was born at Upcot near Chudleigh in Devon. His father, John Rennell, an officer in the Royal Artillery, was killed in action shortly after the birth of his son; his mother Anne subsequently married Mr Elliott, a widower with children of his own and unable to care for additional ones, leading to Rennell being brought up by a guardian, the Rev. Gilbert Burrington, vicar of Chudleigh.[2] The ancient paternal Devonshire family name was formerly spelt Reynell and was of French origin