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Ernest Everett Just
(1883-1941)
Who Was 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.
Dr ernest everett just biography definition
Just's legacy of accomplishments followed him long after his death, on October 27, 1941.
Early Life
Just was born on August 14, 1883, in Charleston, South Carolina, to Charles Frazier and Mary Matthews Just.
Known as an intelligent and inquisitive student, Just studied at Kimball Union Academy in New Hampshire before enrolling at Dartmouth College.
It was during his university years that Just discovered an interest in biology after reading a paper on fertilization and egg development.
This bright young man earned the highest grades in Greek during his freshman year, and was selected as a Rufus Choate scholar for two years. He