William J. Wilgus

GPTKB entity

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Company
gptkbp:advocatesFor Public transportation
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:American_Society_of_Civil_Engineers
gptkbp:awards gptkb:ASCE's_Outstanding_Civil_Engineer_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1865-01-01
gptkbp:children 3
gptkbp:collaboratedWith Other engineers in the field
gptkbp:contribution Improvement of urban transit systems
gptkbp:deathDate 1945-01-01
gptkbp:design Various transportation projects
gptkbp:education gptkb:Columbia_University
gptkbp:faculty gptkb:National_Academy_of_Engineering
gptkbp:field Transportation Engineering
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label William J. Wilgus
gptkbp:influenced Modern civil engineering practices
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:John_A._Roebling
gptkbp:inspiration Future generations of engineers
gptkbp:inventor Subway construction techniques
gptkbp:knownFor Contributions to railway engineering
gptkbp:legacy Pioneering urban transportation solutions
gptkbp:mentor Many civil engineers
gptkbp:nationality American
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:New_York_City_subway_system
gptkbp:notableFeature Development_of_the_subway_system_in_NYC
gptkbp:occupation Engineer
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:New_York,_USA
gptkbp:project gptkb:Los_Angeles_Metro
gptkb:Hudson_River_tunnels
gptkb:Chicago_Transit_Authority
gptkb:Toronto_subway_system
gptkb:Philadelphia_subway_system
gptkb:Boston_subway_system
gptkb:San_Francisco_Bay_Area_Rapid_Transit
gptkb:Washington_D.C._Metro
Railroad expansion projects
Buenos Aires Subte development
Sao Paulo Metro development
Paris_Métro_expansion
Bangkok_Skytrain_development
Berlin_U-Bahn_improvements
Cairo_Metro_development
Changsha_Metro_development
Chengdu_Metro_development
Chongqing_Rail_Transit_development
Dalian_Metro_development
Dubai_Metro_development
Fuzhou_Metro_development
Grand_Central_Terminal_renovation
Guangzhou_Metro_development
Hangzhou_Metro_development
Hanoi_Metro_development
Hefei_Metro_development
Hohhot_Metro_development
Hong_Kong_MTR_development
Istanbul_Metro_development
Jakarta_MRT_development
Jinan_Metro_development
Kuala_Lumpur_LRT_development
Lanzhou_Metro_development
Lima_Metro_development
London_Underground_improvements
Manila_Metro_development
Mexico_City_Metro_development
Mumbai_Metro_development
Nagoya_Subway_development
Nanchang_Metro_development
Nanjing_Metro_development
Ningbo_Rail_Transit_development
Osaka_Metro_development
Penn_Station_renovation
Rio_de_Janeiro_Metro_development
Seoul_Subway_development
Shenzhen_Metro_development
Shijiazhuang_Metro_development
Singapore_MRT_development
Suzhou_Metro_development
Taipei_Metro_development
Tehran_Metro_development
Tianjin_Metro_development
Tokyo_Metro_development
Urumqi_Metro_development
Wuhan_Metro_development
Wuxi_Metro_development
Xi'an_Metro_development
Xiamen_Metro_development
Yancheng_Metro_development
Zhengzhou_Metro_development
gptkbp:publications Various engineering journals
gptkbp:researchFocus Railway_systems
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Wilgus
gptkbp:worksAt gptkb:New_York_Central_Railroad