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The first American to earn a PhD was Edward Everett, who earned it at the University of Göttingen in the Kingdom of Prussia (Germany) the however at the time it wasn't what you'd think of as a PhD, it was just a degree in philosophy,

Everett later became governor of Massachusetts and introduced doctorates, degrees, homework, tests, segregation(age+race+gender), grade percentages, and mandutory attendance to schools in the USA.

He also served as an ambassador to the UK; and was the person who spoke right before Abraham Lincoln gave the Gettysburg Address.

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