William C. Gorgas
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William C. Gorgas was a prominent American physician and U.S. Army surgeon general best known for his pioneering work in controlling mosquito-borne diseases like yellow fever and malaria, which enabled large-scale projects such as the construction of the Panama Canal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William C. Gorgas canonical | 5 |
| William Crawford Gorgas | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T704441 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: William C. Gorgas Context triple: [American Cancer Society, foundedBy, William C. Gorgas]
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William H. Foege
William H. Foege is an American epidemiologist and former CDC director renowned for his pivotal role in developing the global strategy that led to the eradication of smallpox.
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Laurence K. Marshall
Laurence K. Marshall was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and early leader of the defense and electronics company Raytheon.
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U.S. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry
U.S. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry was the American physician and public health official who, as Surgeon General in the early 1960s, led the landmark federal effort that publicly linked cigarette smoking to serious health risks and helped transform tobacco control policy in the United States.
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Herbert L. Porter
Herbert L. Porter was a political operative who served as a key official in President Richard Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign and later became involved in the Watergate investigations.
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Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: William C. Gorgas Target entity description: William C. Gorgas was a prominent American physician and U.S. Army surgeon general best known for his pioneering work in controlling mosquito-borne diseases like yellow fever and malaria, which enabled large-scale projects such as the construction of the Panama Canal.
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A.
William H. Foege
William H. Foege is an American epidemiologist and former CDC director renowned for his pivotal role in developing the global strategy that led to the eradication of smallpox.
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B.
Laurence K. Marshall
Laurence K. Marshall was an American engineer and entrepreneur best known as a co-founder and early leader of the defense and electronics company Raytheon.
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C.
U.S. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry
U.S. Surgeon General Luther L. Terry was the American physician and public health official who, as Surgeon General in the early 1960s, led the landmark federal effort that publicly linked cigarette smoking to serious health risks and helped transform tobacco control policy in the United States.
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D.
Herbert L. Porter
Herbert L. Porter was a political operative who served as a key official in President Richard Nixon’s 1972 re-election campaign and later became involved in the Watergate investigations.
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E.
Edmund G. Ross
Edmund G. Ross was a 19th-century U.S. senator from Kansas best known for casting the decisive vote against the impeachment of President Andrew Johnson, an act later celebrated in John F. Kennedy’s "Profiles in Courage."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army officer
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human ⓘ physician ⓘ public health pioneer ⓘ surgeon general ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of the Bath
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Order of the Crown of Italy ⓘ Order of the Rising Sun ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | pneumonia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1854-10-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1920-07-03 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bellevue Hospital Center
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surface form:
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
University of the South ⓘ |
| employer | United States Army ⓘ |
| familyName | Gorgas ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
epidemiology
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malaria control ⓘ public health ⓘ tropical medicine ⓘ yellow fever control ⓘ |
| fullName |
William C. Gorgas
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
William Crawford Gorgas
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| givenName | William ⓘ |
| memberOf |
United States Medical Department (Army)
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surface form:
United States Army Medical Department
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| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
Brigadier general
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Major general ⓘ |
| notableFor |
controlling mosquito-borne diseases in the Panama Canal Zone
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helping make construction of the Panama Canal possible ⓘ implementing large-scale anti-mosquito campaigns ⓘ yellow fever eradication efforts in Havana, Cuba ⓘ |
| occupation |
military officer
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physician ⓘ sanitary engineer ⓘ |
| parent |
Amelia Gayle Gorgas
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Josiah Gorgas ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mobile, Alabama
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surface form:
Mobile, Alabama, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
London, England
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surface form:
London, England, United Kingdom
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| positionHeld |
Chief Sanitary Officer of the Panama Canal Zone
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Surgeon General of the United States Army ⓘ |
| religion | Episcopal Church ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
appointment as Surgeon General of the U.S. Army in 1914
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directed yellow fever control campaign in Havana after the Spanish–American War ⓘ led sanitation program during construction of the Panama Canal ⓘ |
| spouse | Marie Doughty Gorgas ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Havana, Cuba
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Panama Canal Zone (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Panama Canal Zone
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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Subject: William C. Gorgas Description of subject: William C. Gorgas was a prominent American physician and U.S. Army surgeon general best known for his pioneering work in controlling mosquito-borne diseases like yellow fever and malaria, which enabled large-scale projects such as the construction of the Panama Canal.
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