Edward A. Bouchet

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:almaMater gptkb:Yale_University
gptkbp:birthDate 1852-09-15
gptkbp:birthPlace New Haven, Connecticut, United States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Evergreen_Cemetery,_New_Haven,_Connecticut
gptkbp:deathDate 1918-10-28
gptkbp:deathPlace New Haven, Connecticut, United States
gptkbp:degree PhD in Physics
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:fieldOfWork education
physics
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:Edward_Alexander_Bouchet
gptkbp:graduationYear 1876
gptkbp:honor Edward Bouchet Abdus Salam Institute named in his honor
Bouchet Society at Yale University named in his honor
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Edward A. Bouchet
gptkbp:knownFor first African American to earn a PhD from an American university
first African American to earn a PhD in physics in the United States
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement sixth person in the United States to earn a PhD in physics
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:educator
gptkb:physicist
gptkbp:parent Susan Cooley Bouchet
William Francis Bouchet
gptkbp:taughtAt gptkb:Institute_for_Colored_Youth
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2021_American_Physical_Society_Edward_A._Bouchet_Award
gptkb:APS_Edward_A._Bouchet_Award
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8