David Bates Douglass, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Bates Douglass

American civil and military engineer; academic administrator; and cemetery architect

Date of Birth: 21-Mar-1790

Place of Birth: Pompton Township, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 21-Oct-1849

Profession: architect, engineer, academic, civil engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

David Bates Douglass (March 21, 1790 – October 21, 1849) was a civil and military engineer, who worked on a broad set of projects throughout his career.
For fifteen years he was a professor at the United States Military Academy, and after his resignation from the army he worked as a consulting engineer while holding academic appointments at various colleges and universities.
He was the third president of Kenyon College (1841-1845), and when he died in 1849 he was the chair of the Mathematics Department at Hobart College.