Basil Hall ( 1788 - 1844 )

Birth: 31 December 1788 Death: Haslar Hospital (11 September 1844) Career: Entered the Royal Navy; accompanied William Pitt Amherst's embassy to China (1816-1817); visited Napoleon on St Helena (1817?); served on the west coast of America; visited the Galapagos Islands and took pendulum observations; retired from the Navy and devoted his time to travel and science; died insane Membership: Fellow Election Date: 28/03/1816.