William Mudge ( 1762 - 1820 )

Birth: Plymouth, Devon, England (01 December 1762) Death: 17 April 1820 Research Field: Mathematics, horology Education: Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (1777) Career: First Lieutenant (1781); stationed at the Tower of London; appointed to the Ordnance Survey (1791); Director, Ordnance Survey (1798); Lieutenant Colonel (1804); Colonel (1814); Major-General (1819) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 28/06/1798.