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Person
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers
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gptkbp:almaMater
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gptkb:Columbia_University
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Medal
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gptkbp:birthDate
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1858-06-29
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gptkbp:burialPlace
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gptkb:Arlington_National_Cemetery
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gptkbp:children
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gptkb:George_Goethals_Jr.
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:President_Theodore_Roosevelt
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gptkbp:contribution
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Innovative engineering solutions
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gptkbp:culturalImpact
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Symbol_of_American_ingenuity
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gptkbp:deathDate
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1928-06-21
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gptkbp:education
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Bachelor_of_Science_in_Civil_Engineering
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gptkbp:field
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Engineering
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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Pioneering engineer in large-scale projects
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Key_figure_in_American_engineering_history
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gptkbp:homeGround
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Dutch_immigrant_family
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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George Goethals
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gptkbp:impact
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Global shipping industry
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gptkbp:influence
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Modern engineering practices.
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gptkbp:influenced
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Civil engineering practices
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gptkbp:influencedBy
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gptkb:John_A._Roebling
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gptkbp:influenceOn
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Infrastructure_development_in_the_U.S.
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gptkbp:inspiration
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Future engineers
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gptkbp:involved
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U.S._military_engineering_projects
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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World_War_I_engineering_efforts
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gptkbp:knownFor
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Leadership_in_the_construction_of_the_Panama_Canal
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gptkbp:leadership
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Pragmatic and decisive
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gptkbp:legacy
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Panama_Canal_completion
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gptkbp:militaryService
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
Dutch-American
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gptkbp:nickname
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The_Man_Who_Built_the_Canal
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gptkbp:notableWork
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gptkb:Panama_Canal
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gptkbp:occupation
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Civil engineer
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gptkbp:participatesIn
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Various_civil_engineering_projects_in_the_U.S.
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gptkbp:personalBest
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Determined and visionary
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:Brooklyn,_New_York
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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New_York_City,_New_York
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gptkbp:positionHeld
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gptkb:Chief_Engineer_of_the_Panama_Canal
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gptkbp:posthumousRecognition
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Honored in engineering circles
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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gptkb:U.S._Army_Corps_of_Engineers
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gptkbp:project
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gptkb:Panama_Canal
gptkb:Panama_Canal_project
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gptkbp:publications
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Reports_on_Panama_Canal_construction
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gptkbp:recognizes
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Goethals Bridge named in his honor
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Panama Canal Zone
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gptkbp:serviceYears
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1880-1928
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gptkbp:significantEvent
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Panama_Canal_opening
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gptkbp:spouse
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gptkb:Margaret_Goethals
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gptkbp:studentSupportServices
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Panama_Canal_construction
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