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Angie Turner King (Angie Lena Turner) was born on 9 December, 1905 in Elkhorn, West Virginia, U.S., is an American chemist, mathematician, and educator. Discover Angie Turner King's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 98 years old?

Popular As Angie Lena Turner
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Age 98 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 9 December, 1905
Birthday 9 December
Birthplace Elkhorn, West Virginia, U.S.
Date of death 28 February, 2004
Died Place Institute, West Virginia, U.S.
Nationality United States

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1900

Her dissertation was entitled An Analysis of Early Algebra Textbooks Used in American Secondary Schools before 1900.

King's master's thesis and doctoral dissertation were her only published research.

1905

Angie Lena Turner King (December 9, 1905February 28, 2004) was an American chemist, mathematician, and educator.

King was an instructor of chemistry and mathematics at West Virginia State High School, and a professor of chemistry and mathematics at West Virginia State College (present-day West Virginia State University) in Institute.

Born in the segregated coal-mining community of Elkhorn in McDowell County, West Virginia, in 1905, she had a difficult childhood following her mother's death when she was eight years old.

Angie Lena Turner King (née Turner) was born in the segregated coal-mining community of Elkhorn in McDowell County, West Virginia, on December 9, 1905.

She was the daughter of William Turner and his wife, Laura King Turner, who were from Virginia.

King had two siblings: Sylvia and Irving.

She was the grandchild of Virginia slaves, who were provided with land, a steer, and a log cabin after their emancipation.

She had a difficult childhood; her mother died when she was eight and she was sent to live with her light-skinned maternal grandmother, who referred to her with a pejorative term because of her darker skin tone.

1919

King graduated from high school at age 14 in 1919, and studied at Bluefield Colored Institute (present-day Bluefield State College) before transferring to West Virginia State (then known as the West Virginia Collegiate Institute).

She graduated from high school at age 14 in 1919.

Because of King's good grades in high school, her teachers encouraged her to go to college.

She attended Bluefield Colored Institute (present-day Bluefield State College) in Bluefield before transferring to West Virginia Collegiate Institute (present-day West Virginia State University) in Institute.

King worked at a number of jobs, including waitressing and dishwashing, as a student to pay her tuition and expenses.

1927

She graduated cum laude from West Virginia State in 1927 with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and mathematics.

King eventually lived with her father, who was illiterate and encouraged her to do well at school; her father died on November 8, 1927, after he was run over by a mining car.

In 1927, she graduated cum laude from West Virginia State, with a Bachelor of Science degree in chemistry and mathematics.

When King graduated, her hometown was listed as Eckman.

King began her career in education as an instructor in chemistry and mathematics at West Virginia State High School, West Virginia State's laboratory high school.

During the summers, she attended Cornell University and paid her own tuition.

King's thesis in chemistry at Cornell was entitled "The Interaction Between Solutions of Tannic Acid and Hydrous Ferric Oxide."

1931

King began her career in education at West Virginia State High School, West Virginia State's laboratory high school; she attended graduate school during the summers at Cornell University, where she received a master's degree in physical chemistry in 1931.

After teaching high school for eight years, King became an associate professor at West Virginia State College and refurbished its laboratory to improve the quality of her students' scientific research.

Following the outbreak of World War II, she taught chemistry to soldiers in West Virginia State's Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) unit.

She received a master's degree in physical chemistry from Cornell in 1931.

1935

King was active in student activities and directed the high-school play, "The Ghost Parade" by Katharine Kavanaugh, in 1935.

She taught at West Virginia State High School for eight years, until she was offered a teaching position as an associate professor at West Virginia State College.

King immediately refurbished her laboratory to ensure that her students knew "what a real laboratory was like."

She continued supporting student activities as a professor, and was the faculty sponsor for West Virginia State's Nu chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority.

1939

During the summer of 1939, King completed graduate coursework in education at the University of Chicago.

1943

After the outbreak of World War II, West Virginia State received an Army Specialized Training Program (ASTP) unit in 1943 and 1944.

King, one of West Virginia State's instructors for the ASTP soldiers, taught chemistry.

The ASTP was established in response to a concern that the war would result in a shortage of college graduates needed as military officers after the war.

West Virginia State was one of six historically black colleges and universities which received an ASTP unit.

1950

King attended the University of Pittsburgh during the early 1950s, becoming a Doctor of Philosophy in general education in 1955.

1955

King later attended the University of Pittsburgh, where she became a Doctor of Philosophy in general education in 1955.

She mentored several notable students, including entomologist and activist Margaret Strickland Collins, mathematician Katherine Johnson, and Jasper Brown Jeffries of the Manhattan Project.

1980

King chaired West Virginia State College's Division of Natural Resources and Mathematics before retiring from the college in 1980.

1992

She continued to live on the West Virginia State campus after her retirement, and in 1992 the school presented her with an honorary Doctor of Laws degree.