Ernest Everett Just

January 8, 2024
Biologist

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Ernest Everett Just
Full Name Ernest Everett Just
Occupation Biologist
Date Of Birth Aug 14, 1883(1883-08-14)
Age 141
Date Of Death 1941-10-27
Birthplace Charleston
Country United States
Birth City South Carolina
Horoscope Leo

Ernest Everett Just Biography

Name Ernest Everett Just
Birthday Aug 14
Birth Year 1883
Place Of Birth Charleston
Home Town South Carolina
Birth Country United States
Birth Sign Leo
Spouse Hedwig Schnetzler , Ethel Highwarden
Children(s) Margaret Just Butcher

Ernest Everett Just is one of the most popular and richest Biologist who was born on August 14, 1883 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States. A pioneering African-American biologist most well-known for his research on the importance of the cell’s surface in the growth of living organisms. His autobiography, Black Apollo of Science: The Life of Ernest Everett Just, was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 1984.

He was enthralled and inspired through the works of He was fascinated and inspired by the work of Alfred Wegener…

There are two siblings as well as his father and grandfather, who were dock builders.

Ernest Everett Just Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Biologist
House Living in own house.

Ernest Everett Just is one of the richest Biologist from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ernest Everett Just 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student at Dartmouth as well as his home institution, the University of Chicago in 1915.

He was briefly held in a prisoner-of war camp by Nazis when he was working on an article within France but was later rescued through State Department officials. U.S. State Department.

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Who is Ernest Everett Just Dating?

According to our records, Ernest Everett Just married to Hedwig Schnetzler , Ethel Highwarden. As of December 1, 2023, Ernest Everett Just’s is not dating anyone.

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Ernest Ranked on the list of most popular Biologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Ernest Everett Just celebrates birthday on August 14 of every year.

What did Ernest Everett Just discover?

Just (1883–1941) is best known for his discovery of the “wave of negativity” that sweeps of the sea urchin egg during fertilization , and his elucidation of what are known as the fast and slow blocks to polyspermy.

What are three important facts about Ernest Everett Just?

Ernest Everett Just was an African American biologist and educator who pioneered many areas on the physiology of development, including fertilization, experimental parthenogenesis, hydration, cell division, dehydration in living cells and ultraviolet carcinogenic radiation effects on cells.

Why was Ernest Everett Just imprisoned?

In 1940, Germany invaded France , and Just was briefly imprisoned in a prisoner-of-war camp. With the help of the family of his second wife, a German citizen, he was rescued by the U.S. State Department and he returned to his home country in September 1940.

What happened to Ernest Everett Just in 1940?

In 1940, the German Nazis imprisoned Just in a camp, but, with the help of his wife’s father, he was released. After making their way out of France, the couple gave birth to daughter Elisabeth. Earnest Just died of pancreatic cancer in Washington, D.C., on October 27, 1941.

What did Ernest Everett Just major in?

Nonetheless, he graduated magna cum laude in biology with a minor in history in 1907. He was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. After receiving his degree, Just accepted a position at Howard University as an instructor of rhetoric and English.

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