Frederick Marryat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Frederick Marryat

British writer of sea stories, adventure novels for children; naval captain; magazine editor

Date of Birth: 10-Jul-1792

Place of Birth: London

Date of Death: 09-Aug-1848

Profession: writer, children's writer, novelist, naval officer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Frederick Marryat

  • Captain Frederick Marryat (10 July 1792 – 9 August 1848) was a Royal Navy officer, a novelist, and an acquaintance of Charles Dickens.
  • He is noted today as an early pioneer of the sea story, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836), for his children's novel The Children of the New Forest (1847), and for a widely used system of maritime flag signalling known as Marryat's Code.

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