Try Britannica Premium for free and discover more. Subscribe George Washington CarverGeorge Washington Carver holding a piece of soil in a field, 1906. After becoming the institute’s director of agricultural research in 1896, Carver devoted his time to research projects aimed at helping Southern ag...
Written and fact-checked by The Editors of Encyclopaedia BritannicaGeorge Washington Carver was born into slavery, the son of an enslaved woman named Mary, owned by Moses Carver. During the American Civil War, George and Mary were kidnapped and taken away to be sold. Moses Carver located ...