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Elbert Frank Cox, Mathematican

Elbert Frank Cox, Mathematican

On November 28th 1969, Elbert Frank Cox joined the ancestors (Dec 5, 1895 - Nov 28, 1969). Mathematician. 1st African American to receive a PhD in mathematics, which he earned at Cornell University in 1925.

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