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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William C. Gorgas canonical 5
William Crawford Gorgas 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Army officer
human
physician
public health pioneer
surgeon general
awardReceived Order of the Bath
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
surface form: Bellevue Hospital Medical College

University of the South
employer United States Army
familyName Gorgas
fieldOfWork epidemiology
malaria control
public health
tropical medicine
yellow fever control
fullName William C. Gorgas self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Crawford Gorgas
givenName William
memberOf United States Medical Department (Army)
surface form: United States Army Medical Department
militaryBranch United States Army
militaryRank Brigadier general
Major general
notableFor controlling mosquito-borne diseases in the Panama Canal Zone
helping make construction of the Panama Canal possible
implementing large-scale anti-mosquito campaigns
yellow fever eradication efforts in Havana, Cuba
occupation military officer
physician
sanitary engineer
parent Amelia Gayle Gorgas
Josiah Gorgas
placeOfBirth Mobile, Alabama
surface form: Mobile, Alabama, United States
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London, England, United Kingdom
positionHeld Chief Sanitary Officer of the Panama Canal Zone
Surgeon General of the United States Army
religion Episcopal Church
sexOrGender male
significantEvent appointment as Surgeon General of the U.S. Army in 1914
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
Panama Canal Zone (historical)
surface form: Panama Canal Zone

United States of America
surface form: United States

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American Cancer Society foundedBy William C. Gorgas
William C. Gorgas fullName William C. Gorgas self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Crawford Gorgas
Gorgas notableBearer William C. Gorgas
Gorgas namedAfter William C. Gorgas
subject surface form: Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies
Marie Doughty Gorgas spouse William C. Gorgas