Albert J. Myer Jr.

GPTKB entity

Properties (46)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Person
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:U.S._Army
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Civil_War_Medal
gptkbp:born August 20, 1823
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
gptkbp:children Albert_J._Myer_III
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:Signal_Corps
gptkbp:contributedTo Military strategy
Military telegraphy
gptkbp:contribution Development of military signaling
gptkbp:died January 2, 1880
gptkbp:education gptkb:United_States_Military_Academy
gptkbp:established Chief_Signal_Officer
Signal_Corps_in_1860
gptkbp:fieldOfStudy Military science
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Pioneering military communications
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Albert J. Myer Jr.
gptkbp:inception 1860
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:U.S._Army_Signal_Corps
Military communication systems
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_Halleck
gptkbp:influenceOn Modern military communication
gptkbp:involved Civil War communications
gptkbp:knownFor gptkb:Signal_Corps
Establishing_the_Signal_Corps
gptkbp:legacy Pioneer_of_military_communications
gptkbp:militaryService gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Father_of_the_Signal_Corps
gptkbp:notableEvent Creation of the first military signal school
gptkbp:notableWork Military telegraphy
gptkbp:occupation Army_officer
gptkbp:participatesIn gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkbp:placeOfBirth New_York_City,_New_York
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Washington,_D.C.
gptkbp:predecessor nan
gptkbp:rank Brigadier General
gptkbp:recognizedBy Innovations in military signaling
U.S._military_history
gptkbp:role Military officer
gptkbp:servedIn Union_Army_during_Civil_War
gptkbp:serviceBranch gptkb:Union_Army
gptkbp:serviceYears 1861-1880
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_E._Myer
gptkbp:successor nan