Charles-François Beautemps-Beaupré (; 6 August 1766 in La Neuville-au-Pont – 16 March 1854 in Paris) was a French hydrographer, hydrographic engineer and cartographer.

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He accompanied the expedition sent in search of La Pérouse in 1791, and made valuable charts of many of the places it visited. Subsequently, he was employed in all of the important hydrographic labours undertaken during the

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and the Bourbon Restoration. He was elected a member of the

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in 1810 and was appointed chief hydrographer and keeper of the Dépôt de la Marine (predecessor of the Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service) in 1814. His work earned him the name “father of hydrography.” Five navy ships have been named after him, and busts of him are to be found on the

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and the phare de Goulphar ( Belle-Île-en-Mer).

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''An introduction to the practice of nautical surveying and the construction of sea charts''
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Beautemps-Beaupre, Charles-Francois 1766 births 1854 deaths French cartographers French hydrographers 18th-century French engineers Members of the French Academy of Sciences French oceanographers Grand Officers of the Legion of Honour Knights of the Order of Saint Louis 19th-century French engineers

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