Bouchet, Edward Alexander, 1852-1918
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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| referencedIn | African Americans and Science [Folder 2] | William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum | |
| referencedIn | African Americans and Science | William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum | |
| referencedIn | Missouri SP Sumner, Charles, High School | National Archives at College Park | |
| [Science and Technology] [3] | William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum | ||
| referencedIn | Ronald E. Mickens collection on African-American physicists, circa 1950-2008 | American Institute of Physics | |
| referencedIn | Records of the Office of Speechwriting, Clinton Administration ... Michael Waldman's files, 1995-2000: African Americans and Science | William J. Clinton Presidential Library & Museum |
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| employeeOf | Bishop College | corporateBody |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Hopkins Grammar School (New Haven, Conn.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Howard University | corporateBody |
| employeeOf | Institute for Colored Youth (Philadelphia, Pa.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Salam, Abdus, 1926-1996 | person |
| employeeOf | St. Paul's College. | corporateBody |
| alumnusOrAlumnaOf | Yale University. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1852-09-15
Death 1918-10-28
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