Lynk, Beebe Steven
unknown-unknown · Contribution: 1893-1900
Chemist and educator
Co-founded the University of West Tennessee; pioneering chemistry educator
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Quick facts
- Born
- Mason, Tennessee
- Active since
- 1900
- Category
- Science & Medicine
- Best known for
- Co-founding the University of West Tennessee
Impact on the world
Lynk helped build an institution that trained Black professionals for over two decades, while personally breaking ground as a Black woman teaching the sciences.
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