George Washington Whistler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Washington Whistler

railroad engineer

Date of Birth: 19-May-1800

Place of Birth: Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

Date of Death: 07-Apr-1849

Profession: engineer, civil engineer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

George Washington Whistler (May 19, 1800 – April 7, 1849) was a prominent American civil engineer best known for building steam locomotives and railroads.
He is credited with introducing the steam whistle to American locomotives.In 1842, Tsar Nicholas I hired him to build the Saint Petersburg–Moscow Railway, Russia's first large-scale railroad.
One of Whistler's important influences was the introduction of the Howe truss for the Russian railroad's bridges.
This inspired the renowned Russian engineer Dmitrii Ivanovich Zhuravskii (1821–1891) to perform studies and develop structural analysis techniques for Howe truss bridges. He was the father of American artist James McNeill Whistler, whose painting Whistler's Mother (of his second wife Anna Whistler) is among the most famous paintings in American art.



Alternative names	Henry Inmann; Inman
Description	American painter
Date of birth/death	20 October 1801	17 January 1846
Location of birth/death	Utica	New York City
Authority control	: Q3132855 VIAF: 10645939 ISNI: 0000 0000 8196 280X ULAN: 500021656 LCCN: n82013325 GND: 118982931 WorldCat