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Dr John Wesley Gilbert

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Dr John Wesley Gilbert

Birth
Hephzibah, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Death
19 Nov 1923 (aged 59)
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia, USA Add to Map
Plot
BURIED SOUTHEAST OF BATEY SECTION IN OLD PART: EAST OF 1ST ROAD. NORTH OF 2ND CROSSROAD. 4TH SECTION EAST OF 1ST ROAD. EAST OF PRISCILLA STEWART. WEST OF FRANK BASS. STONE ON SECTION - BERTHA BATEY. ASU SURVEY - SECTION 7.
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AGE 58 YEARS.

John Wesley Gilbert, Class of 1888, was the first African American to receive an advanced degree from Brown. He received his Master of Arts in 1891 with a thesis on “The Demes of Attica.” He went on to teach Greek and English at the Paine Institute in Georgia.

Contributor: ET (47514618) •
AGE 58 YEARS.

John Wesley Gilbert, Class of 1888, was the first African American to receive an advanced degree from Brown. He received his Master of Arts in 1891 with a thesis on “The Demes of Attica.” He went on to teach Greek and English at the Paine Institute in Georgia.

Contributor: ET (47514618) •


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