Percy Julian elected to the National Academy of Sciences (1973)

CTL-E-4566 · Event · other · 1973

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In 1973 Percy Julian becomes the first African American chemist elected to the National Academy of Sciences; at his death in 1975 he held over 130 patents.

Notes

RELP105 supporting event entity; events.json CTL-EVT-023304.

Relationships

Julian Laboratories founded (1953) — related to
Percy Julian founded Julian Laboratories before his 1973 election to the National Academy of Sciences; the laboratory's founding is recorded as graph event CTL-E-4573.
Percy Lavon Julian — related to
Percy Julian became the first African American chemist elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1973, holding over 130 patents at his death in 1975.

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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