The Biography of George Washington Carver: A Hero to all African-Americans.
Date Submitted: 09/10/2006 02:26:19
Category: / Literature / Biographies
Length: 7 pages (1975 words)
Category: / Literature / Biographies
Length: 7 pages (1975 words)
George Washington Carver
1861-1943
Birth: 1861 in Missouri, United States
Death: January 5, 1943
Occupation: Agricultural Chemist, Botanist, Educator
BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY
Carver, George Washington (c. 1861 - Jan. 5, 1943), agricultural chemist, educator, and botanist, was born on a farm near Diamond Grove, Mo., the second son and youngest of three children of Negro slave parents. When he was an infant his father was killed in an accident. Shortly thereafter George, his mother, and a sister were stolen and carried into …
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…fungi, and views on varied agricultural matters are set forth mainly in some 44 bulletins issued by the Tuskegee Experiment Station (1898-1943). Personal papers of Carver (including reproductions of letters found in the Nat. Archives, Washington, D. C.) are among holdings of the Dept. of Records and Research at Tuskegee Inst. The George Washington Carver Nat. Monument includes a statue of Carver as a boy and a museum displaying many of his agricultural products and memorabilia.
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