Colonel Mark Beaufoy FRS (1764–1827) was an English mountaineer, explorer and British Army officer. His father, Mark Beaufoy (1718-1782), who was originally from Evesham, established a vinegar factory in Lambeth, London.
He was the first-known English climber in the Alps. In 1787, he made an ascent (the fourth) of Mont Blanc. This mountain was an attraction to his fellow-countrymen, such as Principal J.D. Forbes (1809-1868), A.T. Malkin (1803-188...
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Colonel Mark Beaufoy FRS (1764–1827) was an English mountaineer, explorer and British Army officer. His father, Mark Beaufoy (1718-1782), who was originally from Evesham, established a vinegar factory in Lambeth, London.
He was the first-known English climber in the Alps. In 1787, he made an ascent (the fourth) of Mont Blanc. This mountain was an attraction to his fellow-countrymen, such as Principal J.D. Forbes (1809-1868), A.T. Malkin (1803-1888), John Ball (1818-1889) and Sir Alfred Wills (1828-1912). He describes his ascent of Mont Blanc:
He devoted much of his life to naval experiments at the Greenland Dock with James Scott and Captain John Luard of the "Society for the Improvement in Naval Architecture"; a volume Nautical and Hydraulic Experiments with Numerous Scientific Miscellanies was published by his son Henry in 1834 (one volume only, called Volume I). He also made astronomical observations and advocated other ideas like rifles in the militia and schemes for reaching the...
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