George Washington Goethals
George Washington Goethals (born June 29, 1858 in Brooklyn , † January 21, 1928 in Manhattan ) was an officer in the United States Army and engineer .
Life
Goethals studied at the City College of New York and at the US Military Academy in West Point . In 1880 he finished his studies and became an officer in the United States Army Corps of Engineers . In 1891 he was promoted to captain .
In 1906, the USA began construction work on the Panama Canal under the direction of Major General George Washington Goethals . An encounter with Goethals and his tour of the Kaiser Wilhelm Canal is described by Kaiser Wilhelm II in his book " Veranstaltungen und Gestalten". In 1912 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and in 1913 to the American Philosophical Society . From 1914 to 1917 Goethals was the first civilian governor of the Panama Canal Zone . A monument is dedicated to him in Panama and a bridge connecting Staten Island with New Jersey is named after him in New York City . His descendants live all over the United States, and one branch also ends in Germany.
literature
- Mellander, Gustavo A .; Mellander, Nelly Maldonado & Magoon, Charles Edward; (1999). The Panama Years. Río Piedras, Puerto Rico: Editorial Plaza Mayor. ISBN 1-56328-155-4 . OCLC 42970390. A more historical perspective.
- Mellander, Gustavo A. (1971). The United States in Panamanian Politics: The Intriguing Formative Years. Danville, Ill .: Interstate Publishers. OCLC 138568.
- Howard Fast: Goethals and the Panama Canal. Publisher: Julien Messner, Inc New York, Published 1942
- Mary R. Parkman: Heroes of to-day . “The Prophet-Engineer” George W. Goethals, page 162ff Publisher: The Century Co. New York 1917
- GW Goethals, page 163 ff in: Men who are making America . By BC Forbes. Publisher: BC Forbes Publishing Co New York, Published 1917
Web links
- Panama Canal - This day in History
- Building the Panama Canal, 1903-1914 (President Theodore Roosevelt oversaw the realization of a long-term United States goal — a trans-isthmian canal.) In: Office of the Historian, Bureau of Public Affairs
- Newspaper article about George Washington Goethals in the 20th century press kit of the ZBW - Leibniz Information Center for Economics .
- George Washington Goethals in the Find a Grave database . Retrieved August 23, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ^ Wilhelm II .: Events and Figures 1878-1918. Publishing house KF Koehler, Leipzig / Berlin 1922, p. 200f
- ↑ Member History: George Washington Goethals. American Philosophical Society, accessed August 23, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Goethals, George Washington |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American army officer and engineer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 29, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brooklyn |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 21, 1928 |
| Place of death | Manhattan |