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Scientist
3 personalitys in the Scientist category.
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Mary Jackson
Scientist
Mary Jackson, NASA's first Black female engineer and a subject of "Hidden Figures," was born in Hampton, Virginia.
Hampton, Virginia1951–1985
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Matthew Fontaine Maury
Scientist · Military
Matthew Fontaine Maury, the "Pathfinder of the Seas" and a founder of oceanography, was born in Spotsylvania County, Virginia.
Spotsylvania County, Virginia1825–1873
Walter Reed
Scientist
Major Walter Reed, the Army physician who confirmed that mosquitoes transmit yellow fever, was born in Gloucester County, Virginia.
Belroi, Virginia1875–1902