Henry Louis Gates Jr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Henry Louis Gates Jr.

American professor

Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1950

Place of Birth: Keyser, West Virginia, United States

Profession: writer, historian, university teacher, journalist, literary critic, philosopher, genealogist, essayist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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Henry Louis "Skip" Gates Jr.
(born September 16, 1950) is an American literary critic, teacher, historian, filmmaker and public intellectual who serves as the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University.
He discovered what are considered the earliest known literary works of African-American writers, and has published extensively on appreciating African-American literature as part of the Western canon. In addition to producing and hosting previous series on the history and genealogy of prominent American figures, since 2012 Gates has been host for four seasons of the television series Finding Your Roots on PBS.
It combines the work of expert researchers in genealogy, history, and genetics historic research to tell guests about their ancestors' lives and histories.