George Washington Carver

Dr. George Washington Carver (c. 1864-5 – 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 and is known for suggesting hundreds of uses for the peanut and other plants to increase the profitability of farming.

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Carver was born into slavery in Newton county, Marion Township, Missouri, in an area now known as Diamond, Missouri.

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The exact date of birth is unknown due to the haphazard record keeping by slave owners but "it seems likely that he was born in the spring of 1865" .

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His owner, Moses Carver, was a German immigrant who also owned his mother, Mary, and brother.

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