George Washington Carver

African-American scientist who became famous for his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton, such as peanuts, soybeans and sweet potatoes. The destruction of cotton crops by boll weevils inspired his scientific work, and he developed and promoted about 100 products made from peanuts that were useful for the house and farm, including cosmetics, dyes, paints, plastics, gasoline, and nitroglycerin.

George Washington Carver was born 1st January 1864 in Diamond, Missouri, United States. Their primary profession is listed as botanist. They died in 1943. On 1 January, 819 people in our archive share this birthday.