"Sylvanus Thayer"@en . "1785Z"^^ . . "Thayer, Sylvanus"@en . "United States of America" . "United States Army soldier, engineer and educator" . "1863Z"^^ . "1808Z"^^ . . "1872-09-07Z"^^ . "1785-06-09Z"^^ . "Colonel and Brevet Brigadier General Sylvanus Thayer (June 9, 1785 \u2013 September 7, 1872) also known as \"the Father of West Point\" was an early superintendent of the United States Military Academy at West Point and an early advocate of engineering education in the United States."@en . . "Superintendent of the United States Military Academy" . "\"Father of West Point\""@en . . . "1872Z"^^ .