John Washington
1800–63
Naval officer and hydrographer. Secretary of the Royal Geographical Society, 1836–41. Involved in surveys of the east coast of England, 1841–7. Hydrographer to the admiralty, 1855–63. FRS 1845.
Source
DNB.
Bibliography
DNB: Dictionary of national biography. Edited by Leslie Stephen and Sidney Lee. 63 vols. and 2 supplements (6 vols.). London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1912. Dictionary of national biography 1912–90. Edited by H. W. C. Davis et al. 9 vols. London: Oxford University Press. 1927–96.
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