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Julian, Percy Lavon

Percy Lavon Julian, the grandson of slaves, developed many useful products from soybeans, including cortisone. He was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 11, 1899. His father, James Sumner Julian, was a railway clerk, and his mother, Elizabeth Lena (Adams) Julian, a schoolteacher. [Pg.262]

Chemical Heritage Foundation, Philadelphia. The Life and Science of Percy Lavon Julian. Available online. URL www.chemheritage.org/scialive. Accessed February 12, 2006. This site describes the life and scientific contributions of the Alrican-American chemist Percy L. Julian. [Pg.176]

Physostigmine and cortisone (Percy Lavon Julian) Julian synthesizes physostig-mine, used to treat glaucoma, and cortisone, used for arthritis. He will hold more than 130 patents and will become the first African American chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences. [Pg.2058]

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