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Frederick Marryat

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British naval officer and novelist (1792-1848)

United KingdomWritersLived 1792 to 1848 · aged 56
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Captain Frederick Marryat was a Royal Navy officer and novelist. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836). He is remembered also for his children's novel The Children of the New Forest (1847).

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Fellow of the Royal Society
Companion of the Order of the Bath

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Captain Frederick Marryat was a Royal Navy officer and novelist. He is noted today as an early pioneer of nautical fiction, particularly for his semi-autobiographical novel Mr Midshipman Easy (1836). He is remembered also for his children's novel The Children of the New Forest (1847). In addition, he developed a widely used system of maritime flag signalling, known as Marryat's Code.

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United Kingdom
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Writers
Type
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Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1792 to 1848 · aged 56
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25 languages

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