# Alexander Beatson

> Alexander Beatson was a Madras Army officer and colonial administrator. He was a surveyor and engineer in India, rising to Surveyor General in the Madras Presidency before being posted as a governor of St. Helena. He wrote about the English and the history of the war against Tipu Sultan and on observations made during his tenure on St. Helena.

*Officer in the East India Company's service, governor of St. Helena, and an experimental agriculturist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Born:** 1759-10-24
- **Died:** 1830-10-15
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Alexander Beatson was a Madras Army officer and colonial administrator. He was a surveyor and engineer in India, rising to Surveyor General in the Madras Presidency before being posted as a governor of St. Helena. He wrote about the English and the history of the war against Tipu Sultan and on observations made during his tenure on St. Helena.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 36.1
- **Momentum:** 15.0

## Sources
- [Alexander Beatson](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alexander_Beatson)
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- [Битсон, Александр](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D0%B8%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BE%D0%BD%2C_%D0%90%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%81%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B4%D1%80)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2641792)

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