People, Locations, Episodes

Theodore Lawless, Dermatologist born

Theodore Lawless was born on this date in 1892. He was an African American dermatologist, philanthropist, and medical pioneer.

Lloyd A. Hall, Chemist born

On this date in 1894, Lloyd Hall was born. He was an African American chemist.

Lloyd August Hall Lloyd Hall was born in Elgin, IL. His father was a Baptist minister, and his grandfather was one of the first Black preachers at the church where his father was minister.

Marguerite Thomas Williams, Geologist born

*Marguerite Thomas Williams was born on this date in 1895. She was a Black geologist.  From Washington, D.C., Marguerite Thomas was the sixth of six children born to Henry C. and Clara E. Thomas. She attended Washington Normal School #2, later known as the Normal School for Colored Girls (then accredited by Congress as Miners […]

David Crosthwait, Electrical Engineer born

David Crosthwait, Jr. was born on this date in 1898. He was an African American electrical and mechanical engineer.

Percy L. Julian, Chemist, and Teacher born

Dr. Percy Lavon Julian was born on this date in 1899. This African American research chemist was a pioneer in the chemical synthesis of drugs used in medicine.

Rosco McKinney, Anatomy Scientist born

*Roscoe Lewis McKinney was born on this date in 1900. He was a Black scientist specializing in Anatomy.  From Washington D.C., He earned his B.A. from Bates College in 1921. From there, he taught Biology at Morehouse College for two years. He earned his Ph.D. in Anatomy from the University of Chicago in 1930, assisted […]

E. Luther Brookes, Chemist born

*E. Luther Brookes’s birth is celebrated on this date in 1900. He was a Black chemist and Professor. From Jamaica, British West Indies, Enos Luther Brookes was the son of Professor James M. Brookes and Martha Brookes. “The death of his mother prevented his acceptance of a scholarship to an English University. He traveled to Central America […]

Samuel Nabrit, Biologist born

*Samuel Nabrit was born on this date in 1905. He was an African American biologist, educator, and activist.

Harold Finley, Parapsychologist born

*Harold Finley was born on this date in 1905. He was an African American Parapsychologist and Protozoologist.

From Palatka, Florida Harold Eugene Finley was the son of Eugene and Lugina Finley. He received a Bachelor of Science from Morehouse University in 1928. One year later he received a Master of Science from the University of Wisconsin his Ph.D. in Zoology in 1942. Dr. Finley was appointed as Professor at Atlanta University in 1938 where he stayed until 1947.

Angie Lena Turner King, Chemist born

*Angie Lena Turner King was born on this date in 1905. She was a Black chemist, mathematician, and educator.   Angie Lena Turner was born in the segregated coal-mining community of Elkhorn in McDowell County, West Virginia. She had a difficult childhood following her mother’s death when she was eight. Turner graduated high school at […]

Katie Booth, Biomedical Chemist born

*Katie Booth was born on this date in 1907. She was an African American biomedical chemist and community activist.

William Claytor, Mathematician born

William Claytor was born on this date in 1908. He was an African American mathematician and educator.

Frank Mann, Aviator, and Engineer born

On this date we mark the birth of Frank Mann in 1908. He was an African American engineer and designer.

Warren E. Henry, Scientist born

Warren Henry’s birth in 1909 is marked on this date. He was an African American scientist from Evergreen, AL.

Warren Elliot Henry was born on a peanut farm where George Washington Carver lived and did research during summer months. Both of his parents were graduates of Tuskegee Institute, and young Warren was reading when he was four, occasionally going on walks with his father and Carver. He, too, attended Tuskegee Institute, where he majored in three subjects: mathematics, English, and French, earning a Bachelor of Science.

W. Lincoln Hawkins, Chemist, and Engineer born

*W. Lincoln Hawkins was born on this date in 1911. He was a Black chemist, engineer, and environmental justice advocate.   Walter Lincoln Hawkins was born in Washington, D.C. His father was a lawyer for the U.S. Census Bureau, and his mother was a science teacher in the District of Columbia school system. Hawkins also […]