# Sylvanus Thayer

> Sylvanus Thayer was an American military officer, engineer and educator who served as the fifth superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point from 1817 to 1833. He is remembered as the "Father of the Military Academy" for reforming the institution to its current standards, and was an early advocate of engineering education in the United States.

*United States colonel*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/sylvanus-thayer

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1785-06-09
- **Died:** 1872-09-07
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 1.6 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 6.4 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 40.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 50.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Sylvanus Thayer](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvanus_Thayer)
- [Sylvanus Thayer](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvanus_Thayer)
- [Sylvanus Thayer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvanus_Thayer)
- [Սիլվանուս Թեյեր](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%AB%D5%AC%D5%BE%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BD_%D4%B9%D5%A5%D5%B5%D5%A5%D6%80)
- [Sylvanus Thayer](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvanus_Thayer)
- [실바누스 세이어](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%8B%A4%EB%B0%94%EB%88%84%EC%8A%A4_%EC%84%B8%EC%9D%B4%EC%96%B4)
- [Тейер, Силванус](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A2%D0%B5%D0%B9%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%A1%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%B0%D0%BD%D1%83%D1%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2374046)

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