James Rennell ( 1742 - 1830 )

Birth: Upcott, near Chudleigh, Devon, England (03 December 1742) Death: London (29 March 1830) Burial: Nave of Westminster Abbey, London Research Field: Geography Career: Entered the Royal Navy; left and joined the HEIC; Surveyor-General of the HEIC, Bengal Membership: Fellow Election Date: 8/03/1781 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1791 for his paper on the Rate of Travelling as performed by Camels, printed in the last (81st) volume of the Philosophical Transactions'.