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Herman Branson

1914–1995

United States

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Herman Russell Branson (August 14, 1914 – June 7, 1995) was an American physicist, chemist, best known for his research on the α protein structure, and was also the president of two colleges. He received a fellowship from the Rosenwald Foundation. He was one of the first African American physicists to make crystallography the focus of his research.

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