Nathan Daboll
Nathan Daboll | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 5 1750 [O.S. April 24, 1750] Groton, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | March 9, 1818 (aged 67) Groton, Connecticut |
| Occupation | Writer, educator, navigation school operator |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Almanacs Textbook (Mathematics) Textbook (Navigation) |
Nathan Daboll (May 5 1750 [O.S. April 24, 1750] – March 9, 1818) was an American teacher who wrote the mathematics textbook most commonly used in American schools in the first half of the 19th century. During the course of his career, he also operated a popular navigation school for merchant mariners, and published a variety of almanacs during the American Revolution period.