- William Crawford Gorgas
- nounUnited 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
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William Crawford Gorgas
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William C. Gorgas — William Crawford Gorgas Cirurgía General de la Armada de los Estados Unidos Años de servicio 1882 1922 … Wikipedia Español
William C. Gorgas — (1914) William Crawford Gorgas KCMG (* 3. Oktober 1854 in Toulminville, Alabama; † 3. Juli 1920 in London) war ein US amerikanischer Arzt, der sich insbesondere der Behandlung von Gelbfieber und … Deutsch Wikipedia
William C. Gorgas — Major General William Crawford Gorgas KCMG (October 3, 1854, in Mobile, Alabama July 3, 1920, in London) was a United States physician and 22nd Surgeon General of the U.S. Army (1914 18). He is best known for his work in abating the transmission… … Wikipedia
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
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) — 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 … 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
Gorgas — noun United States Army surgeon who suppressed yellow fever in Havana and in the Panama Canal Zone (1854 1920) • Syn: ↑William Crawford Gorgas • Instance Hypernyms: ↑surgeon, ↑operating surgeon, ↑sawbones * * * /gawr geuhs/, n. William Crawford,… … Useful english dictionary
Gorgas's Rice Rat — Taxobox name = Gorgas s Rice Rat status = CR | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Rodentia familia = Cricetidae genus = Oryzomys species = O. gorgasi binomial = Oryzomys gorgasi binomial… … Wikipedia
