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Jesse Jarue Mark

1906–1971

United States

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Jesse Jarue Mark (24 September 1906 – 20 February 1971) was an American botanist who was one of the first African-Americans to gain a PhD in botany, and likely the first at Iowa State University, where he joined the faculty. He was also a Rockefeller Agriculture Fellow.

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