He was appointed inspector general of public libraries (1839 46, 1846 53) and later served as inspector general of higher education, a post he held until 1880.
A former assistant district attorney in Manhattan, Mr. Thacher served as inspector general of the New York City School Construction Authority before starting his firm.
He organized the Faculty of Sciences at Bordeaux in 1838 and served as inspector general of the University of Paris in 1844 and as a member of the royal council for public instruction the same year.
Collaery said the Australian Security Intelligence Service (Asis) officer, who had his passport confiscated during Asio raids this week at his Canberra home, got the permission from Ian Carnell, who served as inspector general from 2004 to 2010.
During the gulf war, the F.A.A. looked into what might happen if a small plane crashed into United Nations headquarters or the White House, said Mary Schiavo, an aviation lawyer and author, who then served as inspector general of the Department of Transportation.
He taught the children of Louis XV, helped direct the prestigious series called the "Concert Spirituel," wrote music for the king's chamber and served as inspector general for French opera.
Mr. Wiese, a former State Police colonel, served as inspector general of the authority from 2003 until he was fired last month, and remained an adviser to the State Police while working for the authority.
The Palestinian interior minister, Said Siam, a leading Hamas figure, on Thursday appointed Jamal Abu Samhadana, a well-known militant wanted by Israel and a suspect in the killings of American security force members in Gaza, to serve as inspector general of the Interior Ministry, which oversees several branches of the security forces.
Schiavo served as Inspector General of the United States Department of Transportation from 1990 to July 1996.
