George W. Littlehales, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetGeorge W. Littlehales
US Navy officer
Date of Birth: 14-Oct-1860
Place of Birth: Pottsville, Pennsylvania, United States
Date of Death: 12-Aug-1943
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About George W. Littlehales
- George Washington Littlehales, born in Pottsville, Pennsylvania, 14 October 1860, graduated from the United States Naval Academy 9 June 1883.
- He resigned from the Navy 2 years later to join the Hydrographic Office.
- An eminent mathematician, oceanographer, and civil engineer, Littlehales compiled many publications in navigation, terrestrial magnetism, and oceanography.
- He served as chairman of the Section of Physical Oceanography, American Geophysical Union, and as vice president of the Section of Oceanography, International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics.
- He was a member of the Washington Academy of Science, the Philosophical Society, and the American Society of Naval Engineers.
- From 1919 until retirement, Littlehales ably represented the United States at numerous hydrographic congresses and councils throughout the world. Littlehales died 12 August 1943 at Washington, D.C.
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