Edward Sabine

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Sir Edward Sabine KCB FRS FRSE FRAS
Sabine in an 1850 portrait by Stephen Pearce
30th President of the Royal Society
In office 30 November 1861 – 30 November 1871 (1861-11-30 – 1871-11-30)
Preceded by	Sir Benjamin Brodie
Succeeded by	Sir George Airy
Personal details
Born	(1788-10-14)14 October 1788 Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland
Died	26 June 1883(1883-06-26) (aged 94) East Sheen, London, England
Resting place	St Peter Churchyard, Tewin
Spouse	Elizabeth Leeves ​ (m. 1828)​
Relatives	Joseph Sabine (brother) Joseph Sabine (grandfather)
Education	Royal Military Academy
Occupation	Astronomer, geophysicist
Expeditions	First Ross expedition (1818) First Parry expedition (1819)
Awards	Royal Society of London's Copley Medal (1821) Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (1869)
Military service
Branch	British Army
Years of service	1803–1877
Rank	Major-general
Wars	Spanish Revolutionary War Anglo-American War

Sir Edward Sabine KCB FRS FRSE FRAS (/ˈseɪbɪn/; 14 October 1788 – 26 June 1883) was an Irish astronomer, geophysicist, ornithologist, explorer, soldier and the 30th president of the Royal Society.^[1][2]

He led the effort to establish a system of magnetic observatories in various parts of British territory all over the globe. Much of his life was devoted to their direction and to analyzing their observations.^[1][2] Other research focused on the birds of Greenland, ocean temperatures, the Gulf Stream, barometric measurement of heights, arc of the meridian, glacial transport of rocks, the volcanoes of the Hawaiian Islands and various points of meteorology.