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Alexander Dallas Bache
(1806-1867)
American scientist
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Alexander Dallas Bache (July 19, 1806 – February 17, 1867) was an American physicist, scientist, and surveyor who erected coastal fortifications and conducted a detailed survey to map the mideastern United States coastline. Originally an army engineer, he later became Superintendent of the U.S. Coast Survey, and built it into the foremost scientific institution in the country before the Civil War.

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Born Alexander Dallas Bache
19 July 1806
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died
17 February 1867 (aged 60)
Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Zodiac Cancer
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