Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:person
|
| gptkbp:birthDate |
1770-10-07
|
| gptkbp:birthPlace |
gptkb:Aarau,_Switzerland
|
| gptkbp:deathDate |
1843-11-20
|
| gptkbp:deathPlace |
gptkb:Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
|
| gptkbp:education |
gptkb:University_of_Göttingen
gptkb:University_of_Bern |
| gptkbp:emigratedTo |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:field |
gptkb:mathematics
geodesy surveying |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Ferdinand Rudolph Hassler
|
| gptkbp:knownFor |
first head of the United States Bureau of Weights and Measures
first Superintendent of the United States Coast Survey |
| gptkbp:memberOf |
gptkb:American_Philosophical_Society
|
| gptkbp:nationality |
gptkb:American
Swiss |
| gptkbp:notableWork |
initiating the U.S. Coast Survey
establishing the U.S. standard of weights and measures |
| gptkbp:occupation |
gptkb:mathematician
gptkb:scientist surveyor |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Superintendent_of_the_United_States_Coast_Survey
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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