Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler
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Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler was a Swiss-American surveyor and scientist who became the first superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey, laying the foundations for modern American coastal mapping and geodesy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
person
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scientist ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Switzerland
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United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1770-10-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1843-11-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Bern
NERFINISHED
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University of Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ École Polytechnique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
U.S. Coast Survey
NERFINISHED
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United States Military Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States government ⓘ
surface form:
United States federal government
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| familyName | Hassler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
cartography
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geodesy ⓘ surveying ⓘ |
| givenName |
Ferdinand
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Rudolph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of U.S. geodetic surveying
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later work of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey ⓘ |
| knownFor |
establishing standards of weights and measures in the United States
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introducing precise geodetic methods in the United States ⓘ laying foundations of modern American coastal mapping ⓘ triangulation surveys along the U.S. coast ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
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French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| memberOf |
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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American Philosophical Society ⓘ |
| movedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| movementDate | 1805 ⓘ |
| nationality | Swiss-American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
early U.S. geodetic standards
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founding of the U.S. Coast Survey ⓘ |
| occupation |
professor
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scientist ⓘ surveyor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Aarau
NERFINISHED
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Old Swiss Confederacy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Pennsylvania
NERFINISHED
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Philadelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
first superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey
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head of the Survey of the Coast ⓘ professor of mathematics at the United States Military Academy ⓘ |
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