Thomas Hurd

Thomas Hurd
Thomas Hurd
Hydrographer of the Navy
	In office; 28 May 1808 – 29 April 1823
Preceded by	Alexander Dalrymple
Succeeded by	Sir William Parry
Personal details
Born	Thomas Hannaford Hurd; before 30 January 1747; Plymouth, Devon, England
Died	23 April 1823 (aged 76); London, Middlesex, England
Occupation	Antarctic explorer, hydrographer
Military service
Branch	Royal Navy
Service years	1768–1823
Rank	Captain
Wars	American Revolutionary War; French Revolutionary Wars; Napoleonic Wars;

Thomas Hannaford Hurd (bapt. 30 January 1747 – 29 April 1823) was an officer of the Royal Navy, who rose to the rank of captain, becoming the second Hydrographer of the Navy, a Superintendent of Chronometers and a Commissioner on the Board of Longitude. Hurd's Deep in the English Channel and the Antarctic Hurd Peninsula are named after him; the latter being due to his role in the discovery of Antarctica.

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