National Academy of Sciences

CTL-E-4556 · Organization · professional · 1863-present

VERIFIED evidence grade of this record

Honorific scientific society; Percy Julian was elected in 1973 as the first African American chemist inducted, and the second African American scientist (after David Blackwell) from any field.

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Notes

RELP105 supporting entity: edge endpoint for CTL-E-1084 member_of_organization. Identity-checked against canonical entities.json 2026-10-06: no collision.

Referenced by

Percy Lavon Julian — member of organization → this record

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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