Mahan,Alfred Thayer

Mahan,Alfred Thayer
Ma·han (mə-hănʹ), Alfred Thayer. 1840-1914.
American naval officer and historian whose written works, such as The Influence of Sea Power upon History, 1660-1783 (1890), prompted a worldwide buildup of naval strength prior to World War I.

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  • Mahan, Alfred Thayer — born Sept. 27, 1840, West Point, N.Y., U.S. died Dec. 1, 1914, Quogue, N.Y. U.S. naval officer and historian. He studied at the U.S. Naval Academy, and his nearly 40 years of active naval duty included fighting in the American Civil War. He was… …   Universalium

  • Mahan, Alfred Thayer — (1840–1914)    A U.S. naval officer known for his histories of British naval power. He attended Columbia and the U.S. Naval Academy before being commissioned into the U.S. Navy at the beginning of the American Civil War. He was president of the U …   Encyclopedia of the Age of Imperialism, 1800–1914

  • Mahan, Alfred Thayer — (27 sep. 1840, West Point, N.Y., EE.UU.–1 dic. 1914, Quogue, N.Y.). Oficial naval e historiador estadounidense. Estudió en la Academia naval de EE.UU., y sus casi 40 años de servicio naval activo incluyeron combate en la guerra de Secesión. Fue… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Mahan, Alfred Thayer —    D.C.L., LL.D. (b. 1840)    American writer on naval history. Influence of Sea Power upon History (1890), Influence of Sea Power upon French Revolution and Empire (1892), The Interest of the United States in Sea Power (1897), Lessons of the War …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Alfred Thayer Mahan — Rear Admiral Alfred Thayer Mahan Born September 27, 1840(1840 …   Wikipedia

  • Alfred Thayer Mahan — Alfred Mahan Alfred Mahan en 1904 Alfred Thayer Mahan, plus connu sous le nom d Alfred Mahan ou celui d Alfred T. Mahan, né le 27 septembre 1840 à West Point (État de New York), mort le 1er décembre 1914) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Alfred Thayer Mahan — Alfred T. Mahan, 1904. Alfred Thayer Mahan (* 27. September 1840 in West Point, New York; † 1. Dezember 1914 in Washington D. C.) war ein Konteradmiral der US Navy, Marineschriftsteller und stratege. Sein bekanntestes Werk ist …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alfred Thayer Mahan — noun United States naval officer and historian (1840 1914) • Syn: ↑Mahan • Instance Hypernyms: ↑naval officer, ↑historian, ↑historiographer …   Useful english dictionary

  • Alfred Mahan — Alfred T. Mahan, 1904. Alfred Thayer Mahan (* 27. September 1840 in West Point, New York; † 1. Dezember 1914 in Washington D. C.) war ein Konteradmiral der US Navy, Marineschriftsteller und stratege …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Alfred T. Mahan — Alfred Mahan Alfred Mahan en 1904 Alfred Thayer Mahan, plus connu sous le nom d Alfred Mahan ou celui d Alfred T. Mahan, né le 27 septembre 1840 à West Point (État de New York), mort le 1er décembre 1914) …   Wikipédia en Français

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