Encyclopaedia Africana

African Scientists

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Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe (May 1947 – August 5, 2020) was a remarkable Somali physician, lawyer, and humanitarian whose life was devoted to saving lives and...

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Amal Bayou (C.1957 – 24 October 201) was a respected Libyan microbiologist, university professor, women’s rights advocate, and politician who became one of the most...

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Dominic Were Makawiti (4 August 1955 – 20 April 2018) was a distinguished Kenyan biochemist, educator, and university leader whose academic and administrative contributions helped...

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Samuel Ofosu-Amaah (January 13, 1931 – January 22, 2023) was a titan of Ghanaian medicine who revolutionised public health education and pediatric care in West...

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Robert Patrick Baffour (August 10, 1913 – June 14, 1989) was a distinguished Ghanaian medical doctor, academic, and administrator who served as the first Ghanaian...

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Calestous Juma (9 June 1953 – 15 December 2017) was a renowned Kenyan scientist, policy scholar, and global thought leader in science, technology, and innovation...

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Mulalo Reuben Doyoyo (August 13, 1970 – March 11 2024) was a prolific South African engineer, inventor, and academic whose life story was defined by...

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Kitaw Ejigu (February 25, 1948 – January 13, 2006) was an Ethiopian-American scientist and aerospace engineer renowned for his significant contributions to NASA’s space missions...

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Aklilu Lemma (March 18, 1934 – April 5, 1997), an esteemed Ethiopian scientist and public health expert, is best known for his groundbreaking discovery of...

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Ahmed Hassan Zewail (1946–2016) was an Egyptian-American scientist celebrated as the “Father of Femtochemistry.” He became the first science Nobel laureate from the Arabic-speaking world....

Editor’s Note

This website features a collection of articles largely from previously published volumes of the Encyclopaedia Africana, specifically the Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, which highlights notable individuals from various regions of Africa. Please note that in these volumes, some names of people, towns, and countries were spelled differently than they are today. We have retained these historical spellings to preserve the integrity of the original publications. In some instances, the current spellings are also provided for easy reference.
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