| gptkbp:instanceOf | gptkb:physicist 
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                                | gptkbp:almaMater | gptkb:Fisk_University gptkb:University_of_Michigan
 
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                                | gptkbp:birthDate | 1883-10-12 
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                                | gptkbp:birthPlace | gptkb:Memphis,_Tennessee,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:contributedTo | quantum theory validation 
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                                | gptkbp:deathDate | 1941-09-11 
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                                | gptkbp:deathPlace | gptkb:New_York_City,_United_States 
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                                | gptkbp:doctoralAdvisor | gptkb:Harrison_M._Randall 
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                                | gptkbp:employer | gptkb:Fisk_University gptkb:Hampton_Institute
 gptkb:Polytechnic_Institute_of_Brooklyn
 
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                                | gptkbp:ethnicity | gptkb:African-American 
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                                | gptkbp:field | physics 
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                                | gptkbp:knownFor | infrared spectroscopy rotational-vibrational spectra of molecules
 
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                                | gptkbp:nationality | gptkb:American 
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                                | gptkbp:notableStudent | gptkb:Herman_Branson 
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                                | gptkbp:oneOfFirstAfricanAmericansToEarnPhDInPhysics | true 
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                                | gptkbp:position | Chair of Physics Department at Fisk University 
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                                | gptkbp:publishedIn | gptkb:Astrophysical_Journal gptkb:Physical_Review
 
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                                | gptkbp:spouse | gptkb:Nella_Larsen 
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                                | gptkbp:thesisTitle | gptkb:Measurements_on_the_Near_Infra-Red_Absorption_of_Some_Diatomic_Gases 
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                                | gptkbp:thesisYear | 1918 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsParent | gptkb:Nella_Larsen 
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                                | gptkbp:bfsLayer | 6 
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                                | https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label | Elmer Imes 
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