Mini Bio (1) Ferdinand 'Jelly Roll' Morton was born on October 20, 1890 in Gulfport, Louisiana, USA as Ferdinand Joseph La Menthe. He died on July 10, 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Trivia (11)
source: Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry The alpha-carbon is the first carbon next to a functional group which is not involved in that group. In this example (Picture) any C to the left or right to the C=O is in alpha-position relative t...
Alpha Kappa Alpha. Alpha Kappa Alpha (Î±ÎºÎ±) is a Greek-lettered sorority, the first established by African-American college women. Membership is for college-educated women. The sorority was founded on January 15, 1908, at the historically black Howard University in Washington, D.C., by a group of sixteen students led by Ethel Hedgeman Lyle.