SOLOMON CARTER FULLER
August 1, 1872 – January 16, 1953
The first African American psychiatrist and a neurologist Known for his researchon dementia, Fuller helped make the United States the leader in psychiatry.
Solomon Carter Fuller was born on August 11, 1872 in Monrovia, Liberia. His parents, Solomon C. and Anna Ursilla (James) Fuller, were Americo-Liberians. His father Solomon had become a coffee planter in Liberia and an official in its government missionaries. His mother, Anna Ursala James was a teacher and the daughter of physicians and medical missionaries.