Edward Sabine ( 1788 - 1883 )

Birth: Great Britain Street, Dublin, Ireland (14 October 1788) Death: Richmond, Surrey (26 June 1883) Burial: Family vault at Tewin, Hertfordshire Profession: Research Field: Geophysics, terrestrial magnestism, astronomy Education: Entered the Royal Military Academy, Woolwich (1803); studied astronomy and terrestrial magnetism under Henry Browne (1816) Career: Served in Canada; astronomer to expeditions to discover the North West Passage under Sir John Ross (1818) and under Sir William Edward Parry (1819-1820); Colonel (by 1849); Major General (1856) Honours: KCB 1869 Memberships: Athenaeum (Founder member 1824) Membership: Fellow Election Date: 16/04/1818 Medals/Prizes: Copley Medal 1821; Royal Medal 1849 Lectures: Bakerian 1821 and 1853 Council: PRS 1861-1871; Treas 1850-1861; Sec 1827-1830; For Sec 1845-1850; VP 1839-1841, 1850-1856, 1871-1872.