William Crawford Gorgas
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 Hav...
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William Crawford Gorgas (1854-1920), surgeon general of the U.S. Army, conquered yellow fever in the Panama Canal Zone, thus making the building of the canal possible.William C. Gorgas was born Octobe...
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United States military man and physician, William Crawford Gorgas, first gained recognition for eradicating yellow fever and malaria in Havana, Cuba. Due to this amazing feat, in 1902, United States S...
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United States military man and physician, William Crawford Gorgas, first gained recognition for eradicating yellow fever and malaria in Havana, Cuba. Due to this amazing feat, in 1902, United States S...
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