Alice Ball
(1892-1916)
African American chemist
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Alice Augusta Ball (July 24, 1892 – December 31, 1916) was an African American chemist who developed the "Ball Method" for making ethyl ester derivatives of chaulmoogra oil, which were used as a treatment for leprosy during the early 20th century. She was the first woman and first African American to receive a master's degree from the University of Hawaiʻi and was also the university's first female and African-American chemistry professor. She died at the age of 24 and her contributions to science were not recognized until many years after her death.
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Alice Augusta Ball 24 July 1892 Seattle, Washington USA
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31 December 1916 (aged 24) Seattle, Washington
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| Zodiac | Leo |
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