Francis John Hyde Wollaston 1762 - 1823
- occupation:
- Natural philosopher
- Nationality:
- British; English
- born in:
- London, Greater London, England, United Kingdom
devised his thermometrical barometer (effectively a hypsometer) for measuring altitudes, and sent two papers on it to the Royal Society in 1817 and 1820; brother of William Hyde Wollaston
