J. Ernest Wilkins Jr.

Jesse Ernest Wilkins Jr. was an American nuclear scientist, mechanical engineer and mathematician. A child prodigy, he attended the University of Chicago at the age of 13, becoming its youngest ever student. His graduation at a young age resulted in him being hailed as "the Negro Genius" in the national media.

27 November 1923

Born on the same birth day (27 November): Aimé, duc de Clermont-Tonnerre • Aleksandr Kerzhakov • Astrid Allwyn • Charlie Burchill • Connie Sawyer • Elizabeth Marvel • Fisher Stevens • Frederic Crowninshield • Gianni Vernetti • Jean Grae • Jim Price (basketball) • Jimmy Rollins • Julius Lenhart • Luigi Datome • Neil Rosenshein • Rex Shelley • Samantha Bond • Wendy Houvenaghel • Xavi Torres

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