Please answer the following question: Facts: - death place: annapolis , maryland - placeofburial label: place of burial - battles: american civil war - death date: 20 january 1917 - birth date: july 21 , 1835 - serviceyears: c. 1855 & ndash ; 1898 - name: robert lees phythian - branch: 25px united states navy - birth place: new york city , new york - rank: commodore Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert l. phythian .
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robert lees phythian -lrb- july 21 , 1835 -- january 20 , 1917 -rrb- was a united states naval officer who was the first superintendent of the new york nautical school and later was a superintendent for the u.s. naval academy and the u.s. naval observatory .