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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. 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.

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  • George Washington Whistler (ca)
  • George Washington Whistler (de)
  • George Washington Whistler (en)
  • George Washington Whistler (es)
  • George Washington Whistler (pt)
  • Уистлер, Джордж Вашингтон (ru)
  • Джордж Вашингтон Вістлер (uk)
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  • George Washington Whistler (* 19. Mai 1800 in Fort Wayne; † 7. Apriljul. / 19. April 1849greg. in St. Petersburg) war ein US-amerikanischer Eisenbahningenieur. (de)
  • Джордж Ва́шингтон Уистлер (англ. George Washington Whistler; 19 мая 1800, Форт-Уэйн, Индиана — 7 апреля 1849, Санкт-Петербург) — американский железнодорожный инженер. Отец художника Джеймса Уистлера. (ru)
  • Джордж Вашингтон Вістлер (англ. George Washington Whistler, 19 травня 1800, Форт Вейн, США — 7 квітня 1849, Петербург, Російська імперія) — американський залізничний інженер першої половини ХІХ століття. Будував Миколаївську залізницю між Пітербургом і Москвою, що була першою в Російській імперії двоколійною залізницею. Батько Джеймса Вістлера. (uk)
  • George Washington Whistler (Fort Wayne, Indiana, 19 de maig de 1800 – 7 d'abril de 1849 Sant Petersburg, Rússia) fou un important enginyer de ferrocarril americà a la primera meitat del segle xix. George va néixer a l'avançada militar de Fort Wayne el qual va ajudar a construir el seu pare, . La seva mare era Anna Bishop, filla de Sir de Gran Bretanya. (ca)
  • George Washington Whistler (19 de mayo de 1800 - 7 de abril de 1849) fue un destacado ingeniero civil estadounidense, conocido por construir locomotoras de vapor y proyectar ferrocarriles.​ Se le atribuye la introducción del en las locomotoras estadounidenses.​ Fue el padre del famoso pintor James McNeill Whistler, cuya pintura La madre de Whistler (un retrato de su segunda esposa, Anna Whistler) se encuentra entre las pinturas más famosas del arte estadounidense.​ (es)
  • 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. 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. (en)
  • George Washington Whistler (1800 -1849) foi um proeminente engenheiro civil norte-americano na primeira metade do século XIX. Foi um construtor de locomotivas a vapor cuja empresa produziu as primeiras locomotivas a vapor nos Estados Unidos, conhecidas por terem sido equipadas com apitos. Em 1842 foi contratado pelo governo russo como engenheiro consultor do , a primeira implementação em larga escala do transporte ferroviário na Rússia. A linha ferroviária, conforme planeado, tinha 644 km de comprimento e foi construída entre 1842 e 1851. Uma das influências importantes de Whistler foi a introdução da treliça Howe para as pontes ferroviárias russas. Isto inspirou o conhecido engenheiro russo (1821-1891) a realizar estudos e a desenvolver técnicas de análise estrutural para pontes de treli (pt)
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  • George Washington Whistler (en)
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  • George Washington Whistler (en)
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  • Fort Wayne, Indiana (en)
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