Edward D. Taussig, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Rear admiral in the United States Navy
Date of Birth: 20-Nov-1847
Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Date of Death: 29-Jan-1921
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Edward D. Taussig
- Edward David Taussig (November 20, 1847 – January 29, 1921) was a decorated Rear Admiral in the United States Navy.
- He is best remembered for being the officer to claim Wake Island after the Spanish–American War, as well as accepting the physical relinquishment of Guam by its indigenous governor following the Treaty of Paris in which Spain ceded Guam to the U.S.
- following nearly 300 years of colonial rule.
- Taussig briefly served as Governor of Guam.
- He was the first of a four-generational family of United States Naval Academy graduates including his son, Vice Admiral Joseph K.
- Taussig (1877–1947), grandson Captain Joseph K.
- Taussig Jr.
- (1920–1999), and great-grandson, Captain Joseph K.
- Taussig USMC (1945–).
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