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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 Gorgas?

   • Born in Alabama on October 3, 1854, Gorgas was the son of a military man. His father, Josiah Gorgas, had served in the Confederate army and later with the United States. This was young William’s first exposure to the world of war and it instantly fascinated him.

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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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   What did William Crawford Gorgas do?

   • 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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   How did George Gorgas become a doctor?

   • When he grew older and was unable to attend West Point, the premier military school, Gorgas did not waver in his course. Instead of becoming a soldier, he chose to pursue medicine with the intention of becoming a military doctor. 2 Gorgas attended Bellevue Medical College in New York and graduated in 1879.

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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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   Mar 8, 2019 · But Dr. William C. Gorgas, armed with knowledge and passion acquired throughout his life, was ready to take on the task. Born in Alabama on October 3, 1854, Gorgas was the son of a military man. His father, Josiah Gorgas, had served in the Confederate army and later with the United States.

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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.