George Washington Whistler

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George Washington Whistler was a prominent 19th-century American civil engineer and railroad designer known for his influential work on railways in the United States and Russia.

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instanceOf American
civil engineer
human
railroad engineer
causeOfDeath cholera
child James Abbott McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED
William McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1800-05-19
dateOfDeath 1849-04-07
designed Hoosac Tunnel preliminary surveys
bridges on the Western Railroad of Massachusetts
educatedAt United States Military Academy
employer Boston and Providence Railroad NERFINISHED
Russian government NERFINISHED
Western Railroad of Massachusetts NERFINISHED
era 19th century
familyName Whistler NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork civil engineering
railway engineering
givenName George NERFINISHED
knownFor influencing Russian railway engineering standards
introducing advanced European railway engineering practices to the United States
languageSpoken English
militaryRank lieutenant
nationality American
notableFor consulting on Russian railway construction
designing early American railroads
notableWork design of the Saint Petersburg–Moscow Railway
design of the Western Railroad of Massachusetts
occupation civil engineer
railroad engineer
placeOfBirth Fort Wayne, Indiana Territory NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath St. Petersburg, Russian Empire NERFINISHED
relative James Abbott McNeill Whistler NERFINISHED
serviceBranch United States Army
sexOrGender male
spouse Anna Matilda McNeill NERFINISHED
Mary Roberdeau Swift NERFINISHED
workLocation Massachusetts NERFINISHED
Russia NERFINISHED
St. Petersburg NERFINISHED

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