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.
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| 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
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| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1854-10-03
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| dateOfDeath |
1920-07-03
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| educatedAt |
Bellevue Hospital Medical College
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University of the South → |
| employer |
United States Army
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| familyName |
Gorgas
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| fieldOfWork |
epidemiology
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malaria control → public health → tropical medicine → yellow fever control → |
| fullName |
William Crawford Gorgas
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| givenName |
William
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| memberOf |
United States Army Medical Department
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| militaryBranch |
United States Army
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| 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, United States
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| placeOfDeath |
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
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| sexOrGender |
male
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| 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
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| workLocation |
Havana, Cuba
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Panama Canal Zone → United States → |
Referenced by (2)
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American Cancer Society
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William C. Gorgas
("William Crawford Gorgas")
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fullName |