Gorgas, William (Crawford)
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born Oct. 3, 1854, Mobile, Ala., U.S.
died July 3, 1920, London, Eng.
U.S. Army surgeon.
Son of the Confederate general Josiah Gorgas (1818–83), he served in the U.S. Army for many years. In charge of sanitation measures in Havana with the army's medical corps in 1898, he conducted experiments on mosquito transmission of
yellow fever and effectively eliminated it from the area. Sent to Panama in 1904, he eradicated yellow fever from the Canal Zone and brought
malaria under control, removing the chief obstacles to building the Panama Canal. He was surgeon general of the U.S. Army from 1914 to 1918.
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Gorgas,William Crawford — Gor·gas (gôrʹgəs), William Crawford. 1854 1920. American army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana (1898) and in the Panama Canal Zone (1904 1913), thereby making construction of the canal possible. * * * … Universalium
Gorgas, William Crawford — ▪ United States Army surgeon born Oct. 3, 1854, Mobile, Ala., U.S. died July 3, 1920, London, Eng. U.S. Army surgeon who contributed greatly to the building of the Panama Canal by introducing mosquito control to prevent yellow fever and malaria … Universalium
Gorgas, William (Crawford) — (3 oct. 1854, Mobile, Ala., EE.UU.–3 jul. 1920, Londres, Inglaterra). Cirujano del ejército de EE.UU. Hijo del general confederado Josiah Gorgas (1818–83), sirvió muchos años en el ejército estadounidense. En 1898 estuvo a cargo de las medidas… … Enciclopedia Universal
William Crawford Gorgas — noun United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854 1920) • Syn: ↑Gorgas • Instance Hypernyms: ↑surgeon, ↑operating surgeon, ↑sawbones … Useful english dictionary
William C. Gorgas — Pour l’article homonyme, voir Josiah Gorgas. William Crawford Gorgas William Crawford Gorgas, né à Toulminville (Alabama) le 3 … Wikipédia en Français
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William — (as used in expressions) William Alexander Abbott Aberhart, William George William Russell Amis, Sir Kingsley (William) Ashley, William Henry Ashton, Sir Frederick (William Mallandaine) Barkley, Alben W(illiam) Bartram, William William Allen… … Enciclopedia Universal
William C. Gorgas — William Crawford Gorgas Cirurgía General de la Armada de los Estados Unidos Años de servicio 1882 1922 … Wikipedia Español
