Ernest Everett Just was born on August 14, 1883 in Charleston, SC. Pioneering African-American biologist who is best known for studying the role of the cell surface in the development of organisms. His autobiography Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1984.
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About
Pioneering African-American Biologist who is best known for studying the role of the cell surface in the development of organisms. His autobiography Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just, was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 1984.
Before Fame
He attended Dartmouth and the University of Chicago in 1915.
Trivia
He was briefly imprisoned in a prisoner-of-war camp by Nazis while he was researching a paper in France but was rescued by the U.S. State Department.
Family Life
He has two siblings, and his father and grandfather were dock builders.
Associated With
He was fascinated and inspired by the work of Alfred Wegener.
