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Sylvanus Thayer

United States colonel

PersonDied aged 87humanQ2374046

Born: June 9, 1785
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Died: September 7, 1872
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Birthplace: Braintree
Place of death: Braintree
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: engineer
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Education: Dartmouth College(until 1807)
, United States Military Academy(until 1808)

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Sylvanus Thayer was an American military officer, engineer and educator who served as the fifth superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1817 to 1833. He is remembered as the "Father of the Military Academy" for reforming the institution to its current standards, and was an early advocate of engineering education in the United States.

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