Bouchet, Edward Alexander, 1852-1918

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Birth 1852-09-15
Death 1918-10-28
Americans

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Edward Alexander Bouchet (b. September 15, 1852, New Haven, Connecticut–d. October 28, 1918, New Haven, Connecticut) was an American physicist and educator. He was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D. from any American university, completing his dissertation in physics at Yale in 1876.

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Subjects:

  • African American scholars
  • African American scientists
  • Physics
  • Science

Occupations:

  • Teachers
  • Physicists
  • Professor
  • Scientists

Places:

  • Philadelphia, PA, US
  • New Haven, CT, US
  • New Haven, CT, US
  • Gallipolis, OH, US