Robert Melville
1723
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1809
country of citizenship: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, Great Britain
educated at: University of Edinburgh, University of Glasgow
occupation: inventor, military officer, antiquarian, archaeologist, historian, botanist
award received: Fellow of the Royal Society, Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
position held: governor
General Robert Melvill (or Melville) LLD (12 October 1723 – 29 August 1809) was a Scottish soldier in the British Army, antiquary, botanist, inventor, and slave plantation owner. He was owner of the Melville Hall (Dominica) and Carnbee (Tobago) estates. Melvill invented (1759) the Carronade, a cast-iron cannon popular for 100 years, in co-operation with the Carron Iron Works (from which it takes its name). He founded the St. Vincent Botanic Garden in the West Indies. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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