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Charles Henry Turner, Research Biologist and Zoologist

Charles Henry Turner, Biologist and Zoologist
Charles Henry Turner, Biologist and Zoologist

#OTD Charles Henry Turner (Feb 3, 1867 -  Feb 15, 1923). Research biologist, educator, zoologist, comparative psychologist. 1st African American to receive a graduate degree at the University of Cincinnati (1892) and Ph.D. from the University of Chicago (1907)

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