James Rennell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Rennell

English geographer, historian and a pioneer of oceanography

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1742

Place of Birth: Devon, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 29-Mar-1830

Profession: historian, geographer, cartographer, oceanographer

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.