Sylvanus Thayer
United States Army soldier, engineer and educator
Died when: 87 years 90 days (1046 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer (June 9, 1785 – September 7, 1872) 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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