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Alfred Thayer Mahan
United States Navy admiral and historian
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Why is this person notable and influential?From Wikipedia
Alfred Thayer Mahan was a United States naval officer and historian, whom John Keegan called "the most important American strategist of the nineteenth century." His book The Influence of Sea Power Upon History, 1660–1783 won immediate recognition, especially in Europe, and with its successor, The Influence of Sea Power Upon the French Revolution and Empire, 1793–1812 , made him world-famous and perhaps the most influential American author of the nineteenth century.
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How’s this person influential?#132 World Rank #15 USA Rank
History
#188 World Rank #123 USA Rank
Political Science