David Rittenhouse
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 228 years ago |
Date of birth | April 8,1732 |
Zodiac sign | Aries |
Born | Paper Mill Run |
Philadelphia | |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Date of died | June 26,1796 |
Died | Philadelphia |
Pennsylvania | |
United States | |
Siblings | Esther Rittenhouse |
Annie Rittenhouse | |
Eleanor Rittenhouse | |
Margaret Rittenhouse | |
Benjamin Rittenhouse | |
Spouse | Hannah Jacobs |
Eleanor Coulston | |
Children | Esther Waters |
Elizabeth Sergeant | |
Elizabeth Rittenhouse | |
Esther Rittenhouse | |
Job | Astronomer |
Mathematician | |
Inventor | |
Books | The Scientific Writings of David Rittenhouse |
1769 Transit of Venus: American Philosophical Society Essays Written by David Rittenhouse and John Ewing | |
Parents | Matthias Rittenhouse |
Elizabeth Williams Rittenhouse | |
Grandchildren | Esther Rittenhouse Sergeant |
Awards | Fellow of the Royal Society |
Nationality | American |
German | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 561209 |
David Rittenhouse Life story
David Rittenhouse was an American astronomer, inventor, clockmaker, mathematician, surveyor, scientific instrument craftsman, and public official. Rittenhouse was a member of the American Philosophical Society and the first director of the United States Mint.