George Washington Goethals
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George Washington Goethals was a U.S. Army engineer and administrator best known for overseeing the construction and early operation of the Panama Canal.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| George R. Goethals | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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administrator ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ human ⓘ military engineer ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Theodore Roosevelt ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Army Distinguished Service Medal
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surface form:
Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)
Thanks of Congress ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1858-06-29 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
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surface form:
Brooklyn, New York, United States
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| burialPlace | West Point Cemetery ⓘ |
| conflict |
Spanish–American War
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World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1928-01-21 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| educatedAt | United States Military Academy ⓘ |
| educationDegree | civil engineering ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Dutch American ⓘ |
| familyName |
Goethals Bridge
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surface form:
Goethals
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| fieldOfWork |
civil engineering
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military engineering ⓘ |
| fullName | George Washington Goethals self-link ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | large-scale infrastructure projects ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| hasOccupation |
engineer
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military officer ⓘ public administrator ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of George Washington Goethals ⓘ |
| influencedBy | U.S. progressive era engineering practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
organizing early operation of the Panama Canal
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overseeing construction of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| memberOf |
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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surface form:
United States Army Corps of Engineers
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| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major general ⓘ |
| namedAfter | George Washington ⓘ |
| notableProject | Lock design and construction for the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| notableWork | Panama Canal ⓘ |
| officeEndTime | Governor of the Panama Canal Zone 1917 ⓘ |
| officeStartTime | Governor of the Panama Canal Zone 1914 ⓘ |
| parentOf |
George Washington Goethals
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
George R. Goethals
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| positionHeld |
Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army
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Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission ⓘ Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal ⓘ Governor of the Panama Canal Zone ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
Panama Canal Zone (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal Zone
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George R. Goethals