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By Courtesy:: Marilyn S. Wolf, June 10, 2012
Plaque Photo - - "Percy Lavon Julian"
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1 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975) — Synthesis of Physostigmine —
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
In a lifetime of continual striving, Percy L. Julian succeeded against the prejudices and discriminations of his time to become a pathbreaking synthetic chemist, a successful industrial research director, and a wealthy businessman. He was born in . . . — — Map (db m56305) HM
2 ► Indiana, Putnam County, Greencastle — Minshall Laboratory, DePauw University — A National Historic Chemical Landmark —
On South Vine Street at East Washington Street (U.S. 231), on the right when traveling south on South Vine Street.
The early 1930's was a time for great chemical research productivity at DePauw. It was to this decade that William M. Blanchard, Dean of the University, hired Percy Julian as a research fellow. Blanchard had been Julian’s mentor during his . . . — — Map (db m56439) HM
3 ► Alabama, Montgomery County, Montgomery — Percy Lavon Julian — Scientist and Humanitarian — 1899-1975
On South Holt Street at Bullock Street, on the right when traveling south on South Holt Street. Reported missing.
Born on the west side of Holt Street, April 11, 1899, Percy Lavon Julian entered Depauw University in 1916; graduated in chemistry with Phi Beta Kappa honors. Earned master's from Harvard, Ph.D. at the University of Vienna. His studies led to a . . . — — Map (db m270170) HM
 
 
  
  
 
 
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Nov. 13, 2026