Charles Blacker Vignoles (1793–1875)

Civil engineer. Served in the army until 1817. City surveyor, St Augustine, Florida, 1821–3. In 1823, returned to England, where he worked as a surveyor, especially for the railways. Also worked in Ireland, France, Germany, Switzerland, Brazil, and Spain. Built the Kiev bridge in Ukraine, 1847–53. A member of the eclipse expedition to Sicily, 1870. Fellow of the Royal Astronomical Society, 1829. FRS 1855.