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   William Crawford Gorgas KCMG (October 3, 1854 – July 3, 1920) was a United States Army physician and 22nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army (1914–1918).

   • Allegiance: United States of America
   • Born: October 3, 1854, Toulminville, Alabama, US

   • Died: July 3, 1920 (aged 65), London, England
   • Place of burial: Arlington National Cemetery

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   Mar 8, 2024 · William Crawford Gorgas (born Oct. 3, 1854, Mobile, Ala., U.S.—died July 3, 1920, London, Eng.) was a U.S. Army surgeon who contributed greatly to the building of the Panama Canal by introducing mosquito control to prevent yellow fever and malaria.

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   Feb 14, 2024 · William Crawford Gorgas was a pioneer in public health and tropical medicine. He served as U.S. Army surgeon general and sanitary expert for the Panama Canal construction. He fought yellow fever, mosquitoes, and other diseases in Panama and South America. He received honors from seven universities and several foreign countries.

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   Who was William Crawford Gorgas KCMG?

   • William Crawford Gorgas KCMG (October 3, 1854 – July 3, 1920) was a United States Army physician and 22nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army (1914–1918).

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   • William Crawford Gorgas in Uniform Promoted to major, Gorgas became chief sanitary officer for U.S.-occupied Havana, Cuba, in July 1898. He instituted strict sanitation codes that led to the decline of other diseases in the city, but yellow fever occurrences continued to rise.

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   Where did Dr Gorgas go to medical school?

   • After studying at The University of the South and Bellevue Hospital Medical College, Dr. Gorgas was appointed to the US Army Medical Corps in June 1880. He was assigned to three posts— Fort Clark, Fort Duncan, and Fort Brown —in Texas. While at Fort Brown (1882–84), Gorgas survived an episode of yellow fever.

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   • It was owned by the Panama Railroad Company and used for commercial service as SS General W. C. Gorgas from 1917 to 1919 and from 1919 to 1941, it was used as the U.S. Navy troop transport USS General W. C. Gorgas in 1919 after World War I, and as the U.S. Army Transport USAT General W. C. Gorgas from 1941 to 1945 during World War II.

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   William Gorgas was a medical officer who dedicated his life to the control of yellow fever and malaria in Cuba, Havana, and Panama. He used sanitation methods to eliminate or reduce mosquito infestation and influenced the global eradication of these diseases. Learn more about his life, publications, and legacy in this historical view of diseases and epidemics.

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   May 23, 2018 · 1854-1920. American physician who made major contributions to public health reform, urban and military sanitation, and the control of yellow fever. As chief of sanitation in Havana, Cuba, Gorgas worked with Dr. Carlos Juan Finlay, Dr. Walter Reed, and others to prove that yellow fever was transmitted by the bite of infected mosquitoes.

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   Jan 1, 1995 · Gorgas, William Crawford (1854–1920). William Crawford Gorgas, pioneer, physician, and United States Army surgeon general, was born at Toulminville, Alabama, on October 3, 1854, the son of Gen. Josiah and Amelia (Gayle) Gorgas. Josiah Gorgas was chief of ordnance of the Confederate Army.

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    William Crawford Gorgas KCMG was a United States Army physician and 22nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army (1914–1918). He is best known for his work in Florida, Havana and at the Panama Canal in abating the transmission of yellow fever and malaria by controlling the mosquitoes that carry these diseases, for which he used the discoverments ...