Alexander Dallas Bache, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alexander Dallas Bache

American scientist

Date of Birth: 19-Jul-1806

Place of Birth: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1867

Profession: engineer, physicist, chemist, university teacher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Alexander Dallas Bache (July 19, 1806 – February 17, 1867) was an American physicist, scientist, and surveyor who erected coastal fortifications and conducted a detailed survey to map the mideastern United States coastline.
Originally an army engineer, he later became Superintendent of the U.S.
Coast Survey, and built it into the foremost scientific institution in the country before the Civil War.