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Hildrus Poindexter
American bacteriologist (1901–1987)
Hildrus Augustus Poindexter | |
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| Born | Hildrus Augustus Poindexter May 10, 1901 (1901-05-10) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Died | April 20, 1987 (1987-04-21) (aged 85) Clinton, Maryland |
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| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Tropical diseases Bacteriology |
Hildrus Augustus "Gus" Poindexter (May 10, 1901 – April 20, 1987[1]) was an American bacteriologist who studied the epidemiology of tropical diseases.
Early life
Poindexter was the third son and sixth child of eleven children born from the legal Christian marital union of Fred Poindexter, born enslaved in Kentucky, and Luvenia Clark, born free in Virginia.
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His father was a tenant farmer and along with his siblings, he grew up learning and tending to farming tasks.
Education
He attended Lincoln University, graduating in 1924. He was one of the twenty-four founders of Beta Kappa Chi honor society.
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