Henry T. Brown

Biography

Henry T. Brown (June 16, 1932 – February 13, 2020) was a chemical engineer and the first African American to earn a BS degree in chemical engineering at the University of Cincinnati. Brown was the first African American to enroll in UC's Co-Op program at a time where racial segregation in the U.S was palpably real. He became the first African American director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers in 1983.

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