Sylvanus Thayer
1785
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1872
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: United States of America
educated at: Dartmouth College, United States Military Academy
occupation: engineer
award received: Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer (June 9, 1785 – September 7, 1872) also known as the "Father of the Military Academy", was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineering education in the United States. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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