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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Generate an image of William C. Gorgas (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 7
William Crawford Gorgas 2

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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 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 Crawford Gorgas ⓘ
linked to: William C. Gorgas
givenName William ⓘ
memberOf 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, United States ⓘ
linked to: Mobile, Alabama
placeOfDeath London, England, United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: London, England
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 ⓘ
United States ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Cancer Society → foundedBy → William C. Gorgas ⓘ
William C. Gorgas → fullName → William Crawford Gorgas ⓘ
linked to: William C. Gorgas
Gorgas → notableBearer → William C. Gorgas ⓘ
Gorgas Memorial Institute for Health Studies → namedAfter → William C. Gorgas ⓘ
subject linked to: Gorgas
Marie Doughty Gorgas → spouse → William C. Gorgas ⓘ
Marie Doughty Gorgas → partnerInWorkWith → William C. Gorgas ⓘ
Josiah Gorgas → child → William Crawford Gorgas ⓘ
linked to: William C. Gorgas