George Washington Carver
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George Washington Carver was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion. He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.
The farmhouse of Moses Carver (built in 1881), near the place where George Carver lived as a youth
Carver at work in his laboratory
George Washington Carver, front row, center, poses with fellow faculty of Tuskegee Institute in this c. 1902 photograph taken by Frances Benjamin Johnston.
Morris Ketchum Jesup
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Morris Ketchum Jesup, was an American banker and philanthropist. He was the president of the American Museum of Natural History and was known as a leading patron of scientific research and an eminent art collector, particularly towards his support for Frederic Edwin Church.
