Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler, 1770-1843
Subtitle: measuring the young republic
By: [edited by Lisa A. Greenhouse]
Contributors: Greenhouse, Lisa A; National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
Publisher: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Gaithersburg, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: Hassler, F. R. -- 1770-1843; Surveyors -- United States -- Biography; Surveying -- United States -- Instruments -- History; Surveying -- United States -- History
Other titles: Measuring the young republic
Description: Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler was appointed the first Superintendent of the Survey of the Coast by President Madison in 1816. Born in Aarau in Switzerland in 1770, Hassler emigrated to the United States in 1805 after French occupation of his home-land hampered his professional amibitions. In 1807, he responded to a request made by the American Secretary of the Treasury, Albert Gallatin, for proposals to survey the coast of the United States.
Notes: Shipping list no.: 98-0271-P

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