Dr. Alfred O. Coffin
Dr. Alfred O. Coffin (May 14, 1961 – September 6, 1933) was a botanist and anthropologist and the first African American to earn a PhD in the Biological Sciences. Born in Pontotoc, Mississippi, little is known of his upbringing. He received his BA (1885) from Fisk University, and MA (1888) and PhD in Biology (1889) […]