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George Washington Carver, an American chemist, died January 5, 1943. He was 82. Carver was born a slave in Diamond Grove, Missouri in 1861. After the Civil War, he attended Simpson College in Indianola, Iowa; received a B.A. in agricultural science from what is now Iowa State University in 1894 and a M.A. from ISU in the same field in 1896.Carver is best known for his analysis of the peanut. As a chemist, he found over 270 uses for this small crop. He also studied the sweet potato and found scores of uses for it.From his research, Carver was able to produce a number of new substances derived from the peanut and other naturally growing things. Some of those include veneers, paints, stains, dyes, rubber, explosives and drugs.Carver became Director of the Department of Agricultural Research at what is now Tuskegee University. He held that post for nearly 40 years from 1896-1935.He also established the George Washington Carver Foundation for natural science research.One interesting fact about Carver was that he was an artist of some note. His usual subjects were plants and flowers. He also crocheted and made pine needle baskets. His crochet and baskets are contained in a collection at the Carver Museum at Tuskegee University.Carver died on January 5, 1943 in Tuskegee, Alabama.
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Who was young Virginia surveyor who led militia in french and Indian war he later was commander of the American forces during the revolutionary war?
George Washington was a young surveyor who came to Virginia to help fight the French. Washington was only twenty-one years old when the French moved troops into Virginia.
Who founded new years to be a national holiday?
George Washington
When did George Washington fight in the civil war?
Nothing, George Washington died over 60 years before the Civil War.
How old was George Washington when he led the revolutionary war?
George was about 33 years old.I think!
How old were George Washington's parents when they died?
George Washington's mother, Mary Ball Washington, died when she was 81 years old. She was alive to see her son inaugurated as President. His father, Augustine, died when he was 50 years old.
How did George Washington carvers peanut butter invention change the world?
Not at all. Carver did not "invent peanut butter". The Aztecs were making it three hundred years before Carver was born.
Was George Washington voted in?
Yes, George Washington was elected President of the United States, and then re-elected four years later. He retired after serving two terms.
What did George Washington do after the war?
After the war Washington Went home to his Mount Vernon to his wife Martha Washington; George also told the town he was becoming blind. Then about 3-5 years later he died with a fever he was 67.
When did George Washington farther die?
George Washington's father, Augustine Washington, died at the age of 49. This was when George Washington was only 11 years old.
At what age did George Washington get smallpox?
George Washington was 20 years old when he got smallpox.
How old did George Washington live to be?
George Washington lived to be 67 years old.
How lived the most years Abraham Lincoln or George Washington?
The one who lived the longest was George Washington with years 67. Abraham lived 56 years.
Who presided over the constitution convention in philadelphia?
The fifty-five delegates elected George Washington to preside over the Convention.George Washington, who two years later (1789) became the first US President under that Constitution.
What did Lawrence Washington do for george?
George Washington's father died when he was 11 years old so Lawrence Washington, George's brother, became like a father to him.
When did George Washington's father die?
Augustine Washington , George Washington's father , died in April 12, 1743 at home in King George County, VA. He was 49 years old and George was 11.
How old was George Washington when he was elected?
George Washington was an elected delegate to the First Continental Congress from the Virginia colony in 1774, when he was 42. A year later he was placed in command of the Continental Army as the Revolutionary War broke out. He was 56 when he was elected President in 1788 (after the War), and 57 when he was sworn in as the first US President on April 30, 1789.
What was George Washington's age at his inauguration?
George Washington was 30 years old when he married Martha Curtis
