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1792 – 1848Frederick Marryat (1792-1848)Died 9 August 1848, aged 56British Royal Navy officer and novelist, an early writer of sea stories. His books include Mr Midshipman Easy and The Children of the New Forest. He also devised a widely used system of maritime signal flags.