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Person: Butcher, George

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George Hench Butcher Jr was one of the first twenty African American to be awarded a Ph.D. in mathematics. Awarded his Ph.D. by University of Pennsylvania, he taught at Howard University for 39 years.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

Born 28 May 1920, Washington D.C., USA. Died 18 June 2016, Washington D.C., USA.

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African American, Origin Usa

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References

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  1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Mathematics Archive