Edward Bouchet
Edward Bouchet, a physicist, and is believed to be the first African American to earn a Ph.D. from any university in the U.S., completing his undergraduate studies in 1874 and his dissertation in physics in 1876. He was primarily an educator in physics and other sciences, teaching for 26 years at Philadelphia’s Institute for Colored Youth. Bouchet would later hold other teaching positions in several states around the country, including Virginia, Ohio, and Texas.
