Lawrence H. Knox
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Lawrence Howland Knox (September 30, 1906–1966)[1] was among the first African Americans to receive a PhD in chemistry, following his brother William Jacob Knox (1904–1995).[2][3] He worked with Paul D. Bartlett on an experiment for testing organic mechanisms in chemistry which involved the use of the molecule bicyclo(2.2.1)heptane, a type of bicyclic molecule.[4] Knox was the grandson of a slave and it is speculated by some that he died an early death due to the social difficulties of being an African American and a descendant of a slave.[2]
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- Finding aid for the Knox Family papers, 1909–1989 at the Amistad Research Center, Tulane University
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