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Letitia Obeng

Ghanaian zoologist (1925-2023) · Ghana · On the map · Scientists · Died at 98

Letitia Eva Takyibea Obeng was the first Ghanaian woman to obtain a degree in zoology and the first to be awarded a doctorate. She is described as "the grandmother of female scientists in Ghana".

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2023Died27 March 20232018Honorary DoctorateAward2017Honorary DoctorateAward1965Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and SciencesAward1925Born10 January 1925

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Honorary Doctorate2018
Honorary Doctorate2017
Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences1965
Order of the Star of Ghana

About this person

Country
Ghana
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2023 · aged 98