Background
Mahan, Dennis Hart was born on April 2, 1802 in New York City. Son of John and Mary (Cleary) Mahan.
Mahan, Dennis Hart was born on April 2, 1802 in New York City. Son of John and Mary (Cleary) Mahan.
Graduated from the United States Military Academy, 1824. Master of Arts, Brown University, 1837, Doctor of Laws, 1852. Master of Arts, Princeton, 1837.
Doctor of Laws, College William and Mary, 1852, Dartmouth, 1867. m.
Mary Okill, June 25, 1839.
Assistant professor mathematics United States Military Academy, 1824-1825, assistant professor engineering, 1825-1826, assistant professor civil and military engineering, 1829-1832, professor, 1832-1871, dean faculty, 1838, senior member academic board. Sent by War Department to Europe to study public works, military institutions, attended School Application for Engineers and Artillery, Metz, France. An original incorporator National Academy Sciences, 1863.
Commissioner on board engineers to find route for Wheeling & B. & O. Railroad, 1850.
Member Geography Society of Paris (France). Overseer Thayer School of Engineering.
Dartmouth, 1871.
Member academic board. Member Geography Society of Paris (France).