Otto Hilgard Tittmann | |
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| Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey | |
| In office December 1, 1900 – April 24, 1914 | |
| Preceded by | Henry Smith Pritchett |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Lester Jones |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 20, 1850 Belleville, Illinois |
| Died | February 14, 1938 (aged 87) Leesburg, Virginia |
| Parent(s) | Edward Tittmann, Rosa Hilgard |
| Occupation | Geodesist |
| Known for | Co-founder of the National Geographic Society |
Otto Hilgard Tittmann (August 20, 1850 – August 21,[1] 1938) was an American geodesist, geographer, and astronomer of German descent.
- ^ "Dr. Otto Tittmann Dies in Virginia". St. Louis Post Dispatch. 1938. Retrieved August 27, 2018.