I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and ins… - George Washington Carver

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I wanted to know the name of every stone and flower and insect and bird and beast.” Carver confessed. “I wanted to know where it got its color, where it got its life – but there was no one to tell me.

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George Washington Carver (12 July 1864 – 5 January 1943) was an African-American botanist who worked in agricultural extension in the southern United States.

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Alternative Names: Carver • George Carver • G. W. Carver • George W. Carver • Geo. W. Carver

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