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Hilgard, Julius Erasmus (1825-1891): geodesist, superintendent of the United States Coast Survey. 1f 1t

            Hill, J.

            Hillier, H. M.

            Homand TS 2f

            Hove PB 2t

Huger, Benjamin (1805-1877): major-general. 1t

            Hunt EG 1t

            Huret EB 1f

            King MC 1t

            Lowrie, Walter H.: chief justice of Pennsylvania. 1f

            Meech LW: Sent 4 tidal letters to Bache.

Mitchell, Henry (1830-1902): hydrographer, entered the Coast Survey in 1849, he was assigned to make tide and current investigations in various harbours of the North Atlantic states. The results of his researches are embodied in numerous papers which appeared principally in the annual reports of the Coast Survey between the years 1854 and 1888. In these investigations his attention was directed particularly to the study of the tidal regime as related to hydrographic features, and he was successful in elucidating the complex of forces and factors at work in maintaining or changing shore lines and channels. His principal publications are: Tides and Tidal Phenomena (1868); "On the Reclamation of Tide Lands and Its Relation to Navigation" (Coast Survey Report, 1869) etc. Recognised as the leading hydrographer in America, he was drafted into the service of various government commissions. In 1867 Harvard conferred an M.A. upon him. Sent 10 tidal letters mostly to Gordon, 1t

            Montomery DE 1f

            Ober MH: Sent 5 tidal letters to Gordon and Bache, 1t

            Offler JR 1f

            Palmer WR 1t

Pourtales, Louis Francois de (1823-1880): marine zoologist, studied under Agassiz, and in 1848 became associated with the United States Coast Survey. In 1864 he was put in charge of the tidal division, remaining with that until 1873. Sent 45 tidal letters, chiefly to Bache, Benham, Gordon and Stevens; he received 26 letters, chiefly from Bache and Cooper.

            Reynolds 1t

            Rumpl 1t

            Schutt CA: Sent 4 tidal letters mostly to Stevens.

            Stevens JJ: Sent 1 tidal letter and received 9, mostly from Portales.

            Trausten JG 1f

Trowbridge, William Petit (1828-1892): scientist, after being engaged in tidal work on the Pacific coast he became assistant superintendent of the Coast Survey. 1f 2t

Walker, Sears Cook (1805-1853): mathematician and astronomer 2f

            Whiting EB 1t

Wilkes, Charles (1798-1877): 1f

            Williams J 1f 1t

            Wurdermann G 1f

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