Historedia
Person

Ferdinand Hassler

Events
1
Episodes
4
Years
1807–1816

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ferdinand Hassler, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Establishment of the Survey of the Coast in the United States

    1807–1816

    Role: Superintendent of the Survey

    1. 1807–1809 · United StatesEmbargo Act Delay

      The Embargo Act of 1807 halted overseas trade, preventing the Survey from beginning its work immediately after its creation.

    2. February 10, 1807 · United StatesEstablishment of the Survey

      Congress created the Survey of the Coast on February 10, 1807, as the first U.S. scientific agency to chart waters for navigation.

    3. 1811–1815 · United StatesInstrument Procurement

      President Madison sent Hassler to Europe in 1811 to purchase survey instruments, but the War of 1812 delayed his return.

    4. 1816 · New York CityStart of Surveying Operations

      Actual surveying work began in 1816 near New York City, marking the first operational phase of the agency.

Sources

  1. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-09