George Washington Carver
From Rofflehaus
Um...the guy who chopped up George Washington?
--Bart Simpson
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Dr. George Washington Carver (c. -1865 – January 5, 1943) was an African-American botanist who worked in agricultural extension in the southern United States. He taught former slaves farming techniques for self-sufficiency, he is known for suggesting hundreds of uses for the peanut and other plants to increase the profitability of farming.
The George Washington Carver Avenue runs northbound of Ames to Gilbert. Carver Hall is also dedicated to his memory.
North of Carver Hall at the George Washington Carver Plaza is a 69" tall statue of Carver made by Christian Petersen in 1949. Though not originally casted in bronze due to lack of funds, Petersen painted it to resemble bronze. In 1998, it was casted in bronze through a donation by John & Linda Dasher.
51 years after his death in 1994, ISU awarded Carver the Doctorate of Humane Letters.
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[edit] Iowa's African American Hall of Fame
On August 12, 2005, Carver was inducted into the African American Hall of Fame 1 along with James Everett Brown, a retired Des Moines public school associate superintendent and former Tuskegee airman, and Mary Louise Sconiers Chapman, vice president of Des Moines Area Community College's Community and Workforce Partnerships.
[edit] George Washington Carver National Monument
2 miles south-west of Diamond, Missouri lies the 240 acre George Washington Carver National Monument – the site of Carver's boyhood home. Congress recently 2 appropriated $5.4 million for remodeling of the monument and the ground breaking held on August 11, 2005. The remodeling will add 14,512 square feet to the visitor center to the existing 3,644 square feet.
[edit] Firsts
Carver was the first...
- ...African-American student at ISU (1891).
- ...African-American graduate of ISU (1894).
- ...African-American faculty member at ISU (1894).
- ...African-American to have a national monument dedication (1943).
- ...to identify 300+ uses of peanuts (but contrary to popular belief, he did NOT invent peanut butter)
[edit] See also
- George Washington Carver Avenue
- George Washington Carver Bridge
- George Washington Carver Plaza
- George Washington Carver Teacher Education Program
[edit] Gallery
Carver in his lab |
Peanut specimen |
1998 stamp |
Cover for a USDA coloring/activity book |
[edit] References
- [1]: http://desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050812/NEWS08/508120389/1010
- [2]: http://www.news-leader.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20050807/NEWS01/508070400/1095
[edit] External links
- George Washington Carver at wikipedia
- Search results at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
- Google map of Dimond, MO and the George Washington Carver National Monument
- George Washington Carver National Monument at wikipedia
- National Park Service site about the monument
- ISU's Carver Scholarship information
[edit] Biographies
- At Princeton
- On the Parks Library website
- Facebook profile (registration required)
[edit] News articles
- The article, Carver triumphed through perseverance, in the 02/10, 1997 edition of the Iowa State Daily is still unavailable due to a change in the Daily's website and general laziness of Rofflehaus contributors. If you'd like to help fix a broken link like this, check out Template talk:ISUD to find out how. Thank you for your patience. (D: 02/10/1997)
