Bunau-Varilla, Philippe, 1859-1940
Variant namesPanamanian diplomat and engineer.
From the description of Philippe Bunau-Varilla papers, 1877-1955 (bulk 1900-1907). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449105
Biographical Note
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1859, July 26:
Born, Paris, France -
1880:
Graduated, École Polytechnique, Paris, France -
1884:
Left the French government to go to Panama as chief engineer of the three sections of the canal -
1885:
Chief engineer, French Transoceanic Co. of Panama under Ferdinand de Lesseps -
1888 -1902 :Published, lectured, and negotiated in France and the United States in an effort to gain support for the completion of the Panama Canal -
1903:
Named minister plenipotentiary to Washington by the new Panama government; negotiated the Hay–Bunau-Varilla Treaty, which gave the United States control of the Canal Zone -
1916:
Devised a new system for water purification -
1940, May 18:
Died, Paris, France
From the guide to the Philippe Bunau-Varilla Papers, 1877-1955, (bulk 1900-1907), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Fletcher, William Glover, d. 1968. William Glover Fletcher papers, 1903-[194-] (inclusive). | Yale University Library | |
| referencedIn | John Bigelow papers, 1839-1912. | New York State Historical Documents Inventory | |
| referencedIn | Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948. Francis B. Loomis papers, 1897-1939. [microform]. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | Loomis, Francis B. (Francis Butler), 1861-1948. Francis B. Loomis papers, 1897-1939. | Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives | |
| referencedIn | John Bigelow papers, 1839-1912 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| referencedIn | Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933. Papers, 1847-1933 | Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University | |
| referencedIn | Evelyn Wadsworth Symington Collection of John Hay Material, 1864-1905 | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| creatorOf | Philippe Bunau-Varilla Papers, 1877-1955, (bulk 1900-1907) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Bigelow family papers, ca. 1843-1950, 1870-1920 | New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division | |
| creatorOf | Bigelow family. Bigelow family papers, ca. 1843-1950, bulk (1870-1920). | New York Public Library System, NYPL |
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| Canals, Interoceanic |
| Diplomatic and consular service, Panamanian |
| Diplomatic and consular service, Panamanian |
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Birth 1859-07-26
Death 1940
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