Albert J. Myer
Military Person
1828 – 1880
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Who was Albert J. Myer?
Albert James Myer was a surgeon and United States Army officer. He is known as the father of the U.S. Army Signal Corps, as its first chief signal officer just prior to the American Civil War, the inventor of wig-wag signaling, and also as the father of the U.S. Weather Bureau.
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- Born
- Sep 20, 1828
Newburgh - Also known as
- Albert Myer
- Dr. Albert J. Myer
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- Hobart and William Smith Colleges
- University at Buffalo
- Lived in
- Buffalo
- Died
- Aug 24, 1880
Buffalo - Resting place
- Forest Lawn Cemetery
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on July 23, 2013
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