William Würdemann, Surveyor and Mathematical Instrument Maker

William was born Wilhelm C. F. (Conrad Fredrich?) Würdemann. Grandfather of Dr. Harry Vanderbilt Wurdemann who is also discussed on this blog and in the photo gallery.

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Smithsonian Biographies

William Würdemann(1811–1900)—known for having had “a decided influence on observers and instrument makers throughout the United States, as he introduced among us extreme German […]

WURDEMANN, Frank Gustave, Coast Survey. 1341 Wallach Place

DIRECTORY OF Scientific Societies OF WASHINGTON

COMPRISING THE ANTHROPOLOGICAL, BIOLOGICAL, CHEMICAL NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC, AND PHILOSOPHICAL SOCIETIES

1889

Published by the Joint Commission FEBRUARY, 1889

WURDEMANN, Frank Gustave, Coast Survey 1341 Wallach Place National Geographic Society.

Gustavus Wurdemann, Surveyor, Tide Expert

Gustavus Wurdemann was commissioned by the Smithsonian Institute to perform coastal surveys in Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. United States Coastal Survey. 1854-1858

List of Expeditions (Smithsonian and Non-Smithsonian), 1849-1877

He also submitted specimens to the National Anthropological Archives

United States Army Medical Museum Anatomical Section, Records Relating to Specimens Transferred to the Smithsonian […]