William Wallace Smith Bliss, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetWilliam Wallace Smith Bliss
American army officer and mathematician
Date of Birth: 17-Aug-1815
Place of Birth: Todd County, Kentucky, United States
Date of Death: 05-Aug-1853
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About William Wallace Smith Bliss
- William Wallace Smith Bliss (August 17, 1815 – August 5, 1853) was a United States Army officer and mathematics professor.
- A gifted mathematician, he taught at West Point and also served as a line officer. In December 1848 Bliss married Mary Elizabeth Taylor, youngest daughter of the newly elected US President Zachary Taylor, whom he would serve as Presidential Secretary.
- Five years later Bliss contracted yellow fever in New Orleans and died at the age of 37. Having become interested in the various Native American tribes, Bliss learned a number of their languages and studied their cultures.
- He was a member of the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries of Copenhagen, Denmark, and an Honorary Member of the American Ethnological Society.
- Gifted at languages, he was able to read thirteen and could speak a number of those fluently.
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