Thomas Hutchins

For the former Maryland State Police Superintendent, see Thomas E. Hutchins. For the British physician and naturalist, see Thomas Hutchins (naturalist).
Thomas Hutchins
Born1730 (1730)
Monmouth County, New Jersey, United States
DiedApril 18, 1789(1789-04-18) (aged 58–59)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
OccupationsCartographer, engineer, geographer, surveyor
Known forFirst geographer of the United States

Thomas Hutchins (1730 – April 18, 1789) was an American military engineer, cartographer, geographer and surveyor. In 1781, Hutchins was named the first geographer of the United States.

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