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Thayer, Sylvanus

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Thayer, Sylvanus (1785-1872)

US engineer and educator. Appointed superintendent of West Point (1817-33), he totally transformed it into a first-rate institution - thereby becoming known as ‘the father of West Point’ - but his rigid discipline led to so much unrest among cadets that he was forced to resign. From 1833 on he supervised the construction of harbour improvements and coastal fortifications in New England. Thayer was born in Braintree, Massachusetts. After graduating from Dartmouth and a year at West Point, he served by constructing fortifications (1809-15).



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