Matthew C. Perry
![Perry {{circa}} 1856–1858](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Commodore_Matthew_Calbraith_Perry.png)
Perry was interested in the education of naval officers and assisted in the development of an apprentice system that helped establish the curriculum at the United States Naval Academy. With the advent of the steam engine, he became a leading advocate of modernizing the U.S. Navy and came to be considered "The Father of the Steam Navy" in the United States. Provided by Wikipedia
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