John W. E. Bowen Sr., Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJohn W. E. Bowen Sr.
American academic
Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1855
Place of Birth: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Date of Death: 20-Jul-1933
Profession: university teacher, classical scholar
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About John W. E. Bowen Sr.
- John Wesley Edward Bowen (December 3, 1855 – July 20, 1933) was born into American slavery and became a Methodist clergyman, denominational official, college and university educator and one of the first African Americans to earn a Ph.D.
- degree in the United States.
- He is credited as the first African American to receive the Ph.D.
- degree from Boston University, which was granted in 1887.
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