George Washington Carver, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Washington Carver

American botanist and inventor

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1864

Place of Birth: Diamond, Missouri, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jan-1943

Profession: inventor, chemist, university teacher, botanist, mycologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

George Washington Carver (1860s – January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor.
He actively promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.
He was the most prominent black scientist of the early 20th century. While a professor at Tuskegee Institute, Carver developed techniques to improve soils depleted by repeated plantings of cotton.
He wanted poor farmers to grow alternative crops such as peanuts and sweet potatoes as a source of their own food and to improve their quality of life.
The most popular of his 44 practical bulletins for farmers contained 105 food recipes using peanuts.
Although he spent years developing and promoting numerous products made from peanuts, none became commercially successful.Apart from his work to improve the lives of farmers, Carver was also a leader in promoting environmentalism.
He received numerous honors for his work, including the Spingarn Medal of the NAACP.
In an era of high racial polarization, his fame reached beyond the black community.
He was widely recognized and praised in the white community for his many achievements and talents.
In 1941, Time magazine dubbed Carver a "Black Leonardo".



Alternative names	Frances "Fannie" Benjamin Johnston
Description	American journalist, photographer, photojournalist and architectural photographer
Date of birth/death	15 January 1866	16 May 1952
Location of birth/death	West Virginia	New Orleans
Authority control	: Q462707 VIAF: 27219666 ISNI: 0000 0000 8106 1649 ULAN: 500009325 LCCN: n85307501 NLA: 35250240 WorldCat