Albert J. Myer
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 143 years ago |
| Date of birth | September 20,1828 |
| Zodiac sign | Virgo |
| Born | Newburgh |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Date of died | August 24,1880 |
| Died | Buffalo |
| New York | |
| United States | |
| Place of burial | Forest Lawn Cemetery, Buffalo, New York, United States |
| Years of service | 1854–1880 |
| Job | Surgeon |
| Education | Hobart and William Smith Colleges |
| University at Buffalo | |
| Books | A Manual of Signals: For the Use of Signal Officers in the Field, and for Military and Naval Students, Military Schools, Etc |
| A Manual of Signals: For the Use of Signal Officers in the Field, and for Military and Naval Student | |
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| ID | 1419276 |
Albert J. Myer Life story
Albert James Myer was a surgeon and United States Army general. 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.
