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Samuel Escue Tillman

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Career military educator

United StatesScientistsLived 1847 to 1942 · aged 94
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Samuel Escue Tillman was an astronomer, engineer, military educator, and career officer in the United States Army who spent 30 years teaching at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.

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Visit to West Point of the British Mission, General Headlen. Stood in the center is the superintendent of West Point, Colonel Samuel E. Tillman.Visit to West Point of the British Mission, General Headlen. Stood in the center is the superintendent of West Point, Colonel Samuel E. Tillman.

Awards 2

1906Master of Arts
Distinguished Service Medal

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James Wycliffe HeadlamAlso won Master of ArtsFrancis Herbert SteadAlso won Master of ArtsWilliam WhitlaAlso won Master of ArtsMihai TimoftiAlso won Master of Arts

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About this person

Samuel Escue Tillman was an astronomer, engineer, military educator, and career officer in the United States Army who spent 30 years teaching at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York. In addition to writing for periodicals on a wide range of subjects and authoring several influential textbooks on chemistry and geology, in 1917 Tillman was recalled from previous mandatory retirement to serve as superintendent of the United States Military Academy for the duration of conflict which became known as World War I.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1847 to 1942 · aged 94
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