
DAVID RITTENHOUSE, L.L.D. F.R.S./ President of the American Philosophical Society
December 10, 1796 | Object #: W-125
Philadelphian David Rittenhouse (1732-1796) was a gifted astronomer, mathematician and scientific instruments maker. President George Washington acknowledged his skills by appointing him first director of the United States Mint on April 14, 1792. Rittenhouse died in June 1796, and this print - after…