# Charles Young

> Charles Young was an American soldier. He was the third African American graduate of the United States Military Academy, the first Black U.S. national park superintendent, first Black military attaché, first Black man to achieve the rank of colonel in the United States Army, and highest-ranking Black officer in the Regular Army until his death in 1922.

*African-American graduate of West Point (1864-1922)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Academic ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Academics
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1864-03-12
- **Died:** 1922-01-08
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.1 / 100
- **Momentum:** 2.4 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 4.7 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 30.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [تشارلز يونغ (جندي)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%84%D8%B2_%D9%8A%D9%88%D9%86%D8%BA_(%D8%AC%D9%86%D8%AF%D9%8A))
- [Charles Young (Oberst)](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Young_(Oberst))
- [Charles Young (United States Army officer)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Young_(United_States_Army_officer))
- [Charles Young (mwanajeshi)](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Young_(mwanajeshi))
- [Charles Young](https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Young)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5083782)

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