Johnson, Raymond Lewis
1943-present · Contribution: 1969-2007
Mathematics
First African American student admitted to Rice University (1964) and the first to earn a Rice doctorate; first African American mathematics faculty member at the University of Maryland, College Park, where he mentored 23 doctoral students in harmonic analysis
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1943-present
- Active since
- 1969-2007
- Category
- Mathematics
Impact on the world
Johnson broke a university's segregationist charter to earn his degree, then spent four decades mentoring one of the largest cohorts of Black mathematics PhDs in the country.
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- Rice University (News & Media Relations)
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