Home Riggs Popham
Sir Home Riggs Popham (born October 12, 1762 in Gibraltar , † September 2, 1820 in Cheltenham ) was a British commander of the Royal Navy during the Coalition Wars, for which he developed a signal code in 1803. He was elected to the Royal Society in 1799 .
Web links
- Entry to Popham; Sir; Home Riggs (1762-1820) in the Royal Society Archives , London
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| SURNAME | Popham, Home Riggs |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British naval officer and politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 12, 1762 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gibraltar |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 2, 1820 |
| Place of death | Cheltenham |