Otto Hilgard Tittmann

Otto Hilgard Tittmann
Superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
In office
December 1, 1900 – April 24, 1914
Preceded byHenry Smith Pritchett
Succeeded byErnest Lester Jones
Personal details
Born(1850-08-20)August 20, 1850
Belleville, Illinois
DiedFebruary 14, 1938(1938-02-14) (aged 87)
Leesburg, Virginia
Parent(s)Edward Tittmann, Rosa Hilgard
OccupationGeodesist
Known forCo-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.

  1. ^ "Dr. Otto Tittmann Dies in Virginia". St. Louis Post Dispatch. 1938. Retrieved August 27, 2018.