Sylvanus Thayer
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 152 years ago |
Date of birth | June 9,1785 |
Zodiac sign | Gemini |
Born | Braintree |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Date of died | September 7,1872 |
Died | Braintree |
Massachusetts | |
United States | |
Years of service | 1808 – 1863 |
Place of burial | West Point Cemetery, West Point, New York, United States |
Structures | Fort Winthrop |
Servicebranch | United States Army |
Year of servic | 1808 – 1863 |
Nicknam | 2022-03-22 21:40:43 |
Command held | the United States Military Academy |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 823171 |
Sylvanus Thayer Life story
Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer also known as "the Father of West Point" was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineering education in the United States.