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Harold Amos, American microbiologist and academic (died 2003)
Harold Amos was an American microbiologist. He taught at Harvard Medical School for nearly fifty years and was the first African American department chair of the school. Amos was the college’s first African American faculty member. Amos was awarded a M.A. in 1947 and a Ph.D. in 1952 from Harvard Medical School.
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Harold Amos was born in 1918. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.
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| Measure | 1918 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Gas | $0.25 | $3.45/gal |
| Postage stamp | $0.03 | $0.73 |
| Population | 102.0M | 341 million |
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