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\"George Carver\" redirects here. For other people of the same name, see George Carver (disambiguation).

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George Washington Carver
George Washington Carver c. 1910
Born	c. January 1, 1864 Diamond, Missouri, U.S.
Died	January 5, 1943(1943-01-05) (aged 78\u201379) Tuskegee, Alabama, U.S.
Resting place	Tuskegee University
Education	Iowa State University (BA, MSc)
Awards	Spingarn Medal (1923)
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George Washington Carver (c. 1864^[1] \u2013 January 5, 1943) was an American agricultural scientist and inventor who promoted alternative crops to cotton and methods to prevent soil depletion.^[2] He was one of the most prominent black scientists of the early 20th century.\n

While a professor at Tuskegee Institute, Carver developed techniques to improve types of soils depleted by repeated plantings of cotton. He wanted poor farmers to grow other crops, such as peanuts and sweet potatoes, as a source of their own food and to improve their quality of life.^[3] Under his leadership, the Experiment Station at Tuskegee published over forty practical bulletins for farmers, many written by him, which included recipes; many of the bulletins contained advice for poor farmers, including combating soil depletion with limited financial means, producing bigger crops, and preserving food.\n

Apart from his work to improve the lives of farmers, Carver was also a leader in promoting environmentalism.^[4] 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\".^[5]\n

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v t e Tuskegee University
Located in: Tuskegee, Alabama
Academics	\n Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences \n Arts and Sciences \n Business and Information Science \n Engineering \n Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health \n
Athletics	\n Tuskegee Golden Tigers \n Football \n Abbott Memorial Alumni Stadium \n James Center Arena \n Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference \n
Campus	\n The George Washington Carver Museum \n Alabama Cooperative Extension System (History) \n
History	\n Booker T. Washington \n George Washington Carver \n Lewis Adams \n Tuskegee Airmen \n Tuskegee Institute Silver Anniversary Lecture \n Tuskegee Syphilis Study \n Tuskegee University shooting \n
\n Founded: 1881 \n

v t e Booker T. Washington
Life	\n Tuskegee Institute\n George Washington Carver \n 1895 Atlanta Exposition Speech\n Atlanta Compromise \n National Negro Business League \n 1901 White House dinner \n Tuskegee Institute Silver Anniversary Lecture \n
Books	\n The Future of the American Negro (1899) \n Up from Slavery (1901) \n Character Building (1902) \n The Negro Problem (editor, 1903) \n Working with the Hands (1904) \n Tuskegee & Its People (1905) \n The Negro in the South (1907) \n
Honors	\n Booker T. Washington National Monument \n Booker T. Washington State Park (Tennessee) \n Booker T. Washington State Park (West Virginia) \n Booker Mountain \n SS Booker T. Washington \n Booker T. Washington Memorial half dollar \n Carver-Washington half dollar \n High Schools \n
Portrayals	\n A Guest of Honor (1903 opera) \n Booker (1984 film) \n Theodore Roosevelt (2022 miniseries) \n
Related	\n Fannie Smith Washington (first wife) \n Olivia A. Davidson (second wife) \n Margaret Murray Washington (third wife) \n Giles v. Harris \n African American founding fathers of the United States \n

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