Ernest Everett Just was a biologist and educator in the early 1900s. He worked in the USA and had to work in parts of Europe due to racism in America. Just worked in the field of physiology of development. He has won many awards and medals due to his work. Just was a very intelligent and inquisitive student while he was still in school. He excelled in many classes and graduated as a Magna Cum Laude student. Just also faced many difficulties; he was discriminated because of his race and could not find good work in the USA. Just was a successful man and a pioneer in the field of biology. Ernest Everett Just was born on August 14, 1883, in Charleston, South Carolina. He went to Dartmouth College in New Hampshire and was a Rufus Choate student …show more content…
Just’s first job was at Howard University; he was a teacher and researcher. In 1909, he was a researcher at Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory in Massachusetts. Just furthered his knowledge by getting a Doctor of Philosophy degree from the University of Chicago. This shows that he valued his education and wanted to learn more. He pioneered in many areas of biology including experimental embryology, fertilization, experimental parthenogenesis, cell division, dehydration in living cells, and ultraviolet carcinogenic radiation effects on cells. He married Ethel Highwarden in 1912 and had three children with her. Just then became an editor of three Scholarly Periodicals. In 1915, Just won the NAACP’s first Spingarn medal for exceptional achievement by a black American. He was a role model for African Americans and other scientists in his field. From 1920 to 1931, he was a Julius Rosenwald Fellow in the Biology of the National Research Council. That position gave him a chance to work in Europe. He co-authored “General Cytology” in 1924. Just then was invited to the Kaiser Wilhelm …show more content…
Just was intelligent and hardworking because he always wanted to learn and graduated top of his class. He would have not been able to get where he is today without his knowledge and his will to continue working. Just was also determined because he wouldn’t be able to do what he had done if he wasn’t; African Americans were discriminated during that time period. He struggled to find a job and yet he is still considered a success in his field. Just’s research was pioneering because it taught us about development in embryos and cells. I admire Just because of his knowledge, skill, passion, drive, and his contribution to the field of