Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975)

摘要

Percy Lavon Julian was born April 11,1899,in Montgomery,Alabama,USA,to James Sumner Julian and his wife,Elizabeth Lena Adams.Percy was the oldest of six children and the grandson of a former slave.His father,James,was a federally employed railway mail clerk and,as such,their family was better off than most blacks of the day.Although,Julian had little formal school training,since limited public education was available for blacks at the time,he had a burning desire,encouraged by his family,to pursue higher education.