Carl Ryanen-Grant, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetCarl Ryanen-Grant
American historian
Date of Birth: 07-Nov-1975
Date of Death: 28-Feb-2000
Profession: historian
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About Carl Ryanen-Grant
- Carl Winslow Ryanen-Grant (November 7, 1975 – February 28, 2000) was the 1997 University Medalist at the University of California, Berkeley.
- He received national media attention that year for academic successes realized while battling malignant melanoma. Born in San Francisco, California, Ryanen-Grant was raised in the suburb of Concord.
- While pursuing a degree in History at UC Berkeley, Ryanen-Grant was diagnosed with the deadly skin cancer in early 1996, at the age of 20.
- Despite the seriousness of the disease and ensuing treatment regimens, Ryanen-Grant continued to maintain a perfect grade point average while directing the university's internship program.
- He was also elected for early initiation to the Phi Beta Kappa Society. In 1997, Ryanen-Grant was awarded the University Medal, UC Berkeley's highest academic honor, given annually to the most distinguished graduating senior.
- While the award committee insisted that Ryanen-Grant was selected strictly on the basis of his academic achievements, Carl's story of success in the face of illness garnered a flurry of media attention, both locally and nationally. That year, Ryanen-Grant was selected as the ABC News "Person of the Week," and was also profiled in People magazine.
- He addressed Berkeley's 1997 graduating class, jokingly acknowledging his status as the "opening act" for keynote speaker Bill Cosby.Ryanen-Grant went on to work full-time at the Oakland Museum, and later at UC Berkeley's Bancroft Library.
- Although Ryanen-Grant had been declared cancer-free after surgery in late 1996, the aggressive melanoma returned a few months later.
- After an extended battle with the disease, he succumbed in 2000, at the age of 24.
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