Thomas Henry Tizard ( 1839 - 1924 )

Birth: Weymouth, Dorset, England (13 March 1839) Death: Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey (17 February 1924) Research Field: Hydrography Career: Joined the Royal Navy as Master's Assitant (1854); served in the Baltic (1854-1856); joined the surveying service (1861); Navigating Officer on HMS Challenger, during the Challenger Expedition (1872-1876); wrote the hydrographical section of the report; Staff Commander (by 1891); Assistant Hydrographer to the Admiralty (1891-1907) Honours: CB 1899 Memberships: FRGS Membership: Fellow Election Date: 4/06/1891.