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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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  • Henry Wood
    Henry Wood info 1st child with Nancy Clark Fowler Male b. 1839 · Age: 186 · 1839- · Celebrity Baby
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  • Benjamin Franklin
    Benjamin Franklin · Great-grandfather · 1706-1790 · Founding Father of the United States edit info
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  • Richard Bache
    Richard Bache · Grandfather · 1737-1811 · English-American businessman and postmaster edit info
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  • Sarah Franklin Bache
    Sarah Franklin Bache · Grandmother · 1743-1808 · Daughter of Benjamin Franklin edit info
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  • Alexander J. Dallas (U.S. Navy officer)
    Alexander J. Dallas (U.S. Navy officer) · Uncle · 1791-1844 · United States Navy officer edit info
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    George M. Dallas · Uncle · 1792-1864 · vice president of the United States from 1845 to 1849 edit info
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