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.

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George R. Goethals 1

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instanceOf United States Army officer
administrator
civil engineer
human
military engineer
appointedBy Theodore Roosevelt
awardReceived Army Distinguished Service Medal
surface form: Distinguished Service Medal (U.S. Army)

Thanks of Congress
birthDate 1858-06-29
birthPlace Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
surface form: Brooklyn, New York, United States
burialPlace West Point Cemetery
conflict Spanish–American War
World War I
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
deathDate 1928-01-21
deathPlace New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States
educatedAt United States Military Academy
educationDegree civil engineering
employer United States Army
ethnicGroup Dutch American
familyName Goethals Bridge
surface form: Goethals
fieldOfWork civil engineering
military engineering
fullName George Washington Goethals self-link
genreOfWork large-scale infrastructure projects
givenName George
hasOccupation engineer
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
overseeing construction of the Panama Canal
memberOf U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
surface form: United States Army Corps of Engineers
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
surface form: George R. Goethals
positionHeld Acting Quartermaster General of the United States Army
Chairman of the Isthmian Canal Commission
Chief Engineer of the Panama Canal
Governor of the Panama Canal Zone
residence New York City
surface form: New York City, New York, United States

Panama Canal Zone (historical)
surface form: Panama Canal Zone

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Goethals Bridge namedAfter George Washington Goethals
Panama Canal notableEngineer George Washington Goethals
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this entity surface form: George R. Goethals