Robert Maskell Patterson

Robert Maskell Patterson
6th Director of the United States Mint
In office 1835–1851
President	Millard Fillmore
Preceded by	Samuel Moore
Succeeded by	George Nicholas Eckert
Personal details
Born	(1787-03-23)March 23, 1787 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	September 5, 1854(1854-09-05) (aged 67) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Resting place	Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Spouse	Helen Hamilton Leiper
Relations	Robert Patterson (father)

Robert Maskell Patterson (March 23, 1787 – September 5, 1854) was an American professor of mathematics, chemistry and natural philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania from 1812 to 1828 and professor of natural philosophy at the University of Virginia from 1828 to 1835. He served as the 6th director of the United States Mint from 1835 to 1851 and as president of the American Philosophical Society from 1809 to 1854.^[1][2]