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Quick facts for kids S. S allen counter biography for kidsAllen Counter | |
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| Born | Samuel Allen Counter Jr. (1944-07-08)July 8, 1944 Americus, Georgia, U.S. |
| Died | July 12, 2017(2017-07-12) (aged 73) Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Tennessee State University, Case Western University (PhD), Karolinska Institute (PhD) |
| Occupation | Neuroscientist, explorer, university administrator, author |
| Years active | 1970-2017 |
| Employer | Harvard University |
Samuel Allen Counter Jr. (July 8, 1944 – July 12, 2017) was professor of neurology at Harvard Medical School and inaugural director of the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations.
Early life
Samuel Allen Counter Jr.
was born in Americus, Georgia. His mother, Anne (née Johnson), was a nurse and his father managed businesses, but died prematurely of a heart attack. Counter grew up in south Florida in the segregated town of Boynton Beach and attended his first civil ri