Alfred Oscar Coffin, Date of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlfred Oscar Coffin
American academic
Date of Birth: 14-May-1861
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: biologist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Taurus 
About Alfred Oscar Coffin
- Alfred Oscar Coffin (May 14, 1861 – 1933) was a professor of mathematics, and Romance language.
- He is best known for being the first African American to obtain a PhD in biology. Coffin earned his bachelor's degree and master's degree at Fisk University.
- In 1889, he earned his PhD in biology at Illinois Wesleyan University. In 1887, Coffin taught at Alcorn Agricultural and Mechanical College for two years in Mississippi. From 1889 to 1895, He then later became a professor of mathematics and Romance language at Wiley University at Marshall, Texas.
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