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FitzRoy

Robert FitzRoy, captain of HMS Beagle. Darwin shared a cabin with him and thought him a noble man, though very quick-tempered.

The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, Charles Darwin

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• The Autobiography of Charles Darwin, Charles Darwin
• The Voyage of the Beagle, Charles Darwin

  Robert FitzRoy, captain of the Beagle. He was the one who wanted to take a man of science on the voyage and invited Darwin.

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