Birth Name: Philippa Duke Schuyler
Date of Birth: August 2, 1931
Place of Birth: Harlem, New York City, New York, U.S.
Date of Death: May 9, 1967
Place of Death: Da Nang, South Vietnam
Ethnicity:
*father – African-American [including Malagasy], 1/16th German
*mother – English, Scottish
Philippa Schuyler was an American pianist, composer, author, and journalist. She was known as a child prodigy.
Philippa was the daughter of George Samuel Schuyler, a black journalist and essayist, and Josephine Cogdell, a white Texan from a wealthy family. Her parents believed that interracial marriage could produce extraordinary offspring.
Philippa’s paternal grandfather was George Francis Schuyler (the son of Anthony Schuyler and Phebe Ann Baltimore). George was born in Troy, New York, and was a chef.
Philippa’s paternal grandmother was Eliza Fisher (the daughter of Philip Fisher and Helen Louisa Liedendraught). Helen was born in New Jersey, the daughter of a German ship captain from Bavaria and a Malagasy woman.
Philippa’s maternal grandfather was Daniel Crandall Cogdell (the son of Thomas Sutton Cogdell Sr. and Permelia Brown). Daniel was born in Texas, to parents from North Carolina and Alabama. Permelia was the daughter of John Brown and Elizabeth McCrary.
Philippa’s maternal grandmother was Lucy Norfleet Duke (the daughter of William E. Duke and Sarah Norfleet). Sarah was the daughter of Philip Ford Norfleet and Elvira Cabel Hopson.
Sources: https://www.blackpast.org
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