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Percy Lavon Julian's diploma from the University of Vienna

  • 1931-Jul-22

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Percy Lavon Julian’s (1899–1975) framed doctoral diploma from the University of Vienna. The degree recognizes his contributions to the study of several alkaloids and a new heterocyclic free radical.

In 1929, Julian received a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship that enabled him to pursue a doctorate in chemistry. He chose to study natural products chemistry under Ernst Späth (1886-1946) at the University of Vienna, where his research focused on the chemistry of plant-derived compounds.

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Universität Wien. “Percy Lavon Julian's Diploma from the University of Vienna,” July 22, 1931. Percy Lavon Julian Papers. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/mebsoak.

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