Georgiana Simpson
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Georgiana Rose Simpson (1865–1944) was a philologist and the first African-American woman to receive a PhD in the United States. Simpson received her doctoral degree in German from the University of Chicago in 1921.
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Dr. Georgiana Rose Simpson | |
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Born | 1865 |
Died | 1944 (aged 78–79) |
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Professor |
Years active | 1915–1944 |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University of Chicago[1] |
Thesis | 'Herder's Conception of "Das Volk"' (1921) |
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Discipline | Philologist |
Sub-discipline | German language |
Institutions | Howard University[1] |
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