Basil Hall Military person

Basil Hall, FRS (31 December 1788 – 11 September 1844) was a British naval officer from Scotland, a traveller, and an author. He was the second son of Sir James Hall, 4th Baronet, an eminent man of science.

Personal facts

Birth dateDecember 31, 1788
Birth place
Edinburgh , Scotland
Date of deathSeptember 11, 1844
Place of death
Portsmouth , Royal Hospital Haslar

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Military person

allegianceUnited Kingdom
military branch
Royal Navy
service start1802
service end1802

Topical connections

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Basil Hall on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/?id=aioAAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA281
  2. http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.rbc/Kislak.01288.1
  3. http://web.archive.org/web/20060507004609/http:/www.electricscotland.com/history/other/hall_basil.htm
  4. http://www.electricscotland.com/history/other/hall_basil.htm
  5. http://www.loc.gov/rr/rarebook