Wilkes, Charles, 1798-1877 (Personal Name)

His Theory of the winds, 1856: t.p. (Captain Charles Wilkes, U.S.N.)

Concise DAB (Wilkes, Charles, b. New York, N.Y. 1798; d. 1877; naval officer, explorer)

American national biography online, Mar. 20, 2013: (b. Apr. 3, 1798; d. Feb. 8, 1877)