William Driscoll Gosset
W. D. Gosset | |
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| 6th Surveyor General of Ceylon | |
| In office 1855–1858 | |
| Preceded by | W. H. Simms |
| Succeeded by | Charles Sims |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 April 1822 Charleville, Ireland |
| Died | 19 May 1899 (aged 77) Kensington, London, England |
Major-General William Driscoll Gosset FRSE (13 April 1822 – 19 May 1899), also Gossett, was a British Army officer serving in the Royal Engineers. A skilled engineer and surveyor, he did much work on the original British Ordnance Survey.