Who did Andrew Waugh succeed as Surveyor General of India, Waugh naming Peak XV in the Himalayas after him?
Andrew Scott Waugh Andrew Scott Waugh Major General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh (3 February 1810 – 21 February 1878) was a British army officer and Surveyor General of India who worked in the Great Trigonometrical Survey. He served under Sir George Everest and succeeded him in 1843. Waugh established a gridiron system of traverses for covering northern India. Waugh is credited with naming the peak of Mount Everest. Waugh was the first son of General Gilbert Waugh who served as military auditor-general in Madras. After studying at Edinburgh he joined Addiscombe in 1827 and was commissioned with the Bengal Engineers on 13 December
Andrew Scott Waugh Henry Thuillier. Waugh published a manual of "Instructions for Topographical Surveying" in 1861 while his survey results were published in numerous reports. Waugh died in 1878 and is buried in Brompton Cemetery midway along the eastern wall. His first wife, Josephine, daughter of Dr. William Graham of Edinburgh, died 22 February 1866, aged 42. His second wife was Cecilia Eliza Adelaide, daughter of Lieutenant-general Thomas Whitehead died on 9 February 1884. Andrew Scott Waugh Major General Sir Andrew Scott Waugh (3 February 1810 – 21 February 1878) was a British army officer and Surveyor General of India who worked in