Sylvanus Thayer
Military Person
1785 – 1872
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Who was Sylvanus Thayer?
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.
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- Born
- Jun 9, 1785
Braintree - Also known as
- General Sylvanus Thayer
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Dartmouth College
- United States Military Academy
- Lived in
- Braintree
- Died
- Sep 7, 1872
Braintree - Resting place
- West Point Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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