Alexander Dallas Bache
American physicist and scientist
Alexander Dallas Bache was an American physicist, scientist, and surveyor who erected coastal fortifications and conducted a detailed survey to map the mideastern United States coastline. Wikipedia
Born: July 19, 1806, Philadelphia, PA
Died: February 17, 1867 (age 60 years), Newport, RI
Children: Henry Wood Bache
Education: United States Military Academy
Books: Lecture on the Gulf Stream: Prepared at the Request of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Discussion of the Magnetic and Meteorological Observations: Made at the Girard College Observatory, Philadelphia in 1840. 1841, 1842, 1843, 1844, and 1845. Investigation of the influence of the moon on the magnetic declination, Approximate Cotidal Lines of Diurnal and Semi-diurnal Tides of the Coast of the United States on the Gulf of Mexico. (Extracted from the American Journal of Science and Arts.) [With Diagrams.)., and more
Parents: Richard Bache Jr. and Sophia Burrell Bache
Grandparents: Sarah Franklin Bache and Richard Bache