Edward Augustus Inglefield

Edward Augustus Inglefield

Royal Navy Admiral and Arctic expeditionary (1820–1894)

Died aged 74AriesUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Biography

Sir Edward Augustus Inglefield (27 March 1820 – 4 September 1894) was a Royal Navy officer who led one of the searches for the missing Arctic explorer John Franklin during the 1850s. In doing so, his expedition charted previously unexplored areas along the northern Canadian coastline, including Baffin Bay, Smith Sound and Lancaster Sound.

He was also the inventor of the marine hydraulic steering gear and the anchor design that bears his name. HMS Inglefield bears his name, as do the Inglefield Land region and the Inglefield Gulf of Greenland.

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Family

Spouse(s)
Beatrice Marianne HodnettEliza Fanny Johnston
Children
Henry Beaufort Wilmot Beaumont InglefieldEdward Fitzmaurice Inglefield
Parents
Samuel InglefieldPriscilla Margaret Otway
Siblings
Valentine Otway InglefieldSamuel Hood Stovin InglefieldHannah Georgiana Elizabeth Inglefield

Awards & honours (3)

  • Fellow of the Royal Society
  • Patron’s Medal
  • Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society

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Edward Augustus Inglefield died on September 4, 1894 at the age of 74.
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Edward Augustus Inglefield was born on March 27, 1820.
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Edward Augustus Inglefield was born in Cheltenham.
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According to Wikidata, Edward Augustus Inglefield's spouses include Beatrice Marianne Hodnett, Eliza Fanny Johnston.
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