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Pezavia O'Connell
1861–1930
United States
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Pezavia O'Connell (1861–1930) was a Methodist minister, scholar of Hebrew, educator, and African-American activist. He was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in Semitic languages, which he was awarded at University of Pennsylvania in 1898.
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