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Alan T. Busby
1895–1992
United States
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Biography
Alan Thacker Busby (December 12, 1895 – June 10, 1992) was an American animal scientist and educator who taught at two historically black universities from 1921 to 1966. He was the first African American to attend the University of Connecticut, enrolling in 1914 and earning his bachelor's degree with honors in 1918.
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