Seth

George Washington Carver

Seth Gresley

Birth – Date and Place

• Born 1861• July 12

Family

• Mother

• Sister

Early Childhood Life

• Got a job• Grew fruits to eat• Kidnapped by night raiders

Education

• Masters degree in 1886• Went to school• Taught himself how to read got

education at 12 years of age• Went to science classes

Accomplishments and Awards

• Won a medal for attorney general

• Made 300 things from peanuts

Obstacles George Washington Carver Overcame

• Had to live in a shack• Very poor

Why I think George Washington Carver is a hero

• Making things from other plants

• Made land better

Famous Quotes

• “ninety nine percent of the failures come from people who have the habit of making excuses”.

• “If you love it enough, anything will walk to you”

• Where there are no vision there is no hope

• IF you live it enough , anything will talk with you

Death – Date and Place

• Died 1943 January 5• Died at Tuskegee,

Alabama

Other Interesting Facts

• He was a very important scientist

• He got his masters degree in 1896 for science

• The carvers family was kidnapped

• Found at least 300 ways to use peanuts

• Had to live in a shack because he was very poor

• Got offered a job

More Interesting Facts

• Was a slave

• People called him the plant doctor

• Born a slave

• American scientist

• Made products from other plants

• Was called Farmers Best Friend

Bibliography

Fredrick, Mc Kissack, George Washington Carver

www.kshs.org

www.gardenofpraise.com

www.yahoo.com/kids