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Otto Hilgard Tittmann
American geodesist, geographer and astronomer
Otto Hilgard Tittmann (August 20, 1850 – August 21,[1] 1938) was an American geodesist, geographer, and astronomer of German descent.
Otto Hilgard Tittmann | |
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Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey | |
In office December 1, 1900 – April 24, 1914 | |
Preceded by | Henry Smith Pritchett |
Succeeded by | Ernest Lester Jones |
Personal details | |
Born | (1850-08-20)August 20, 1850 Belleville, Illinois |
Died | February 14, 1938(1938-02-14) (aged 87) Leesburg, Virginia |
Parent(s) | Edward Tittmann, Rosa Hilgard |
Occupation | Geodesist |
Known for | Co-founder of the National Geographic Society |
Tittmann was born in 1850, in Belleville, Illinois[2] to revolutionary parents fleeing the aftermath of the 1848 revolutions.[3] He attended school in St. Louis, and in 1867 joined the United States Coast Survey.[2] In 1874 he was assistant astronomer in Japan to view the Transit of Venus and from 1889 until 1893 he was in charge of weights and measures. In 1888 he co-founded the National Geographic Society. In 1899, Tittmann served as president of the Philosophical Society of Washington.[4] And, from 1895 until 1900 he was assistant in charge of the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey. He was elected to the American Philosophical Society in 1906.[5] From 1900 until 1915 he was Superintendent of the Survey, and from 1915 until 1919 he was president of the National Geographic Society. He died in Leesburg, Virginia, in 1938.
- "Dr. Otto Tittmann Dies in Virginia". St. Louis Post Dispatch. 1938. Retrieved August 27, 2018.
- "NOAA History - Profiles in Time/C&GS Biographies - Dr. Otto Hilgard Tittmann". www.history.noaa.gov.
- Hunter, Cathy (30 November 2012). "A Gallant Gentleman, an Ideal Friend". National Geographic Society (blogs).
- "Past Presidents". PSW Science. Retrieved 2022-06-22.
- "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2024-01-22.
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Preceded by | Superintendent, United States Coast and Geodetic Survey 1900–1915 |
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