DePauw University

CTL-E-4553 · School · college · 1837-present

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Liberal-arts college in Greencastle, Indiana; Percy Julian graduated with a B.A. in 1920 as the first member of his family to attend college; later denied him a faculty position.

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Also known as: DePauw

Notes

RELP105 supporting entity: edge endpoint for has_alumnus to CTL-E-1084. DISTINCT from canonical CTL-E-1847/CTL-E-1860 (DePaul University); do not merge.

Relationships

Percy Lavon Julian — has alumnus
Percy Julian graduated from DePauw University in 1920.

Sources

U.S. Congress, H. Rept. 110-4, Honoring the Life of Percy Lavon Julian. https://www.congress.gov/committee-report/110th-congress/house-report/4/1 (primary source)

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