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Andrew Scott Waugh

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British army officer and Surveyor General of India (1810-1878)

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Major-General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh was a British Army officer and Surveyor General of India who worked in the Great Trigonometrical Survey. He served under Sir George Everest and succeeded him in 1843. Waugh established a gridiron system of traverses for covering northern India.

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Andrew Scott Waugh's grave in Brompton Cemetery, west London.Andrew Scott Waugh's grave in Brompton Cemetery, west London.Waugh's map to show Hodgson's incorrect identification of DeodangaWaugh's map to show Hodgson's incorrect identification of DeodangaWaugh around 1861Waugh around 1861

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1857Patron’s Medal
Fellow of the Royal Society

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Major-General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh was a British Army officer and Surveyor General of India who worked in the Great Trigonometrical Survey. He served under Sir George Everest and succeeded him in 1843. Waugh established a gridiron system of traverses for covering northern India. Waugh is credited with naming the peak of Mount Everest.

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deceased
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Lived 1810 to 1878 · aged 68
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