The family home of Percy Lavon Julian sits on a corner lot in the Oak Park suburb of Chicago. Julian was already a renowned organic chemist when he bought the two-story stone house in 1950.

Just before the turn of the century, Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery ... by Upjohn Company since 1961). In 1951, Julian and his family moved to Oak Park, Illinois, becoming the first ...

When he moved here in around 1950, his family was one of the ... sometimes from a nearby tree." Read more here. The founder of research laboratories in the United States, Mexico, and Guatemala, Percy ...

Friday's Google Doodle honors the life of Percy Lavon Julian who would've celebrated his 115th birthday today, April 11, 2014. Many honor this African American research chemist, who was a pioneer ...

Percy Lavon Julian, born in Montgomery, Alabama, was a renowned research chemist with over 130 patents. His groundbreaking work included synthesizing steroids from plants, improving paint formulas ...

In 1916, 17-year-old Percy Lavon Julian, the grandson of a former slave, journeyed from Montgomery, AL, to Greencastle, IN, to begin his college education at DePauw University. In spite of his ...

Just before the turn of the century, Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery ... by Upjohn Company since 1961). In 1951, Julian and his family moved to Oak Park, Illinois, becoming the first ...