Theodore Judah
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Theodore Judah was a 19th-century American civil engineer best known as the chief visionary and promoter behind the route and construction of the First Transcontinental Railroad.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Theodore Judah canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American
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civil engineer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| advocatedFor | federal support for a transcontinental railroad ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1826-03-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | yellow fever ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Judah Street in San Francisco, California
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Theodore Judah Elementary School in Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1863-11-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designed | route of the Central Pacific Railroad over the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Central Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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railroad engineering ⓘ |
| fullName | Theodore Dehone Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Theodore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMonument | Judah Monument in Sacramento, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| helpedFound | Central Pacific Railroad Company of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of railroads in California ⓘ |
| knownAs |
Crazy Judah
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Theodore D. Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| metWith |
Charles Crocker
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Collis P. Huntington NERFINISHED ⓘ Leland Stanford NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Hopkins Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
promotion of the First Transcontinental Railroad
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surveying a route across the Sierra Nevada for the transcontinental railroad ⓘ |
| occupation |
civil engineer
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railroad engineer ⓘ |
| placeOfBurial | Green-Wood Cemetery, Brooklyn, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playedKeyRoleIn | First Transcontinental Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
chief engineer of the Central Pacific Railroad
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chief engineer of the Sacramento Valley Railroad ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopalian ⓘ |
| residence | Sacramento, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Anna Pierce Judah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traveledTo | Panama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedOn |
Niagara Gorge Railroad surveys
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Sacramento Valley Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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