As per our current Database, Percy Lavon Julian has been died on Apr 19, 1975 (age 76).
When Percy Lavon Julian die, Percy Lavon Julian was 76 years old.
| Popular As | Percy Lavon Julian |
| Occupation | Chemist |
| Age | 76 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Aries |
| Born | April 11, 1899 (Montgomery, AL) |
| Birthday | April 11 |
| Town/City | Montgomery, AL |
| Nationality | AL |
Percy Lavon Julian’s zodiac sign is Aries. According to astrologers, the presence of Aries always marks the beginning of something energetic and turbulent. They are continuously looking for dynamic, speed and competition, always being the first in everything - from work to social gatherings. Thanks to its ruling planet Mars and the fact it belongs to the element of Fire (just like Leo and Sagittarius), Aries is one of the most active zodiac signs. It is in their nature to take action, sometimes before they think about it well.
Percy Lavon Julian was born in the Year of the Pig. Those born under the Chinese Zodiac sign of the Pig are extremely nice, good-mannered and tasteful. They’re perfectionists who enjoy finer things but are not perceived as snobs. They enjoy helping others and are good companions until someone close crosses them, then look out! They’re intelligent, always seeking more knowledge, and exclusive. Compatible with Rabbit or Goat.
One of the first African-Americans to receive a doctorate in chemistry who synthesized some of the earliest plant-derived Medicine. He was also the African-American Chemist inducted into the National Academy of Sciences.
Denied a professorship due to his race, he went to work for the Glidden Company, where among his other inventions, he found a better fire retardent than plain water.
Running his own company, he worked to create synthetic steroid intermediates from wild yams, dramatically lowering cost of their production.
He was born in Montgomery, Alabama, his father a former slave.
Dr. Charles Drew was another renowned African-American scientist.
