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Intellectuals and Scholars

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Vincent Cyril Richard Arthur Charles Crabbe, widely known as V.C.R.A.C. Crabbe (October 29, 1923 – September 7, 2018), was one of Ghana’s most distinguished jurists,...

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Kwaku Baprui Asante (March 26, 1924 – January 22, 2018) was a distinguished Ghanaian diplomat, writer, and politician whose career spanned public service, diplomacy, and...

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Sydney Brenner (1927–2019) was a South African-born biologist and Nobel Prize laureate renowned for his groundbreaking work in molecular biology and genetics. Sydney Brenner, biologist/geneticist...

Gabriel Mikael
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Abba Gabra Mikael (1791-August 28, 1855), a 19th-century Ethiopian ecclesiastic and scholar, became a convert to Catholicism, and was put to death for his faith...

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Malcolm Raymond Dunford Mseleku (December 8, 1912-January 1961) was a Zulu poet and storyteller whose works were published in Zulu language journals and newspapers. He...

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Lieutenant John Clarkson (1763-1828) brought more than 1,100 North American freedmen from Nova Scotia to Sierra Leone, and became first governor of the Sierra Leone...

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Charles J. Mpanza (November 26, 1896-April 22, 1960) was a teacher, author and pioneer Zulu broadcaster. He came from a Christian family which wielded significant...

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Richard Canray Ba Caulker (18?-1901) was ruler of the Bumpe chiefdom, in Sherbro territory, about 64 km (40 mi) southeast of Freetown, from 1864-88, and...

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 John Farrell Easmon (June 30, 1856- June 9, 1900), was a distinguished Sierra Leonean doctor who was chief medical officer of the Gold Coast from...

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Autshumayo (?-1663), also referred to as Harry, Herry, or Hadah in European documentary sources, was originally a member of the Stockless Khoi, who lived in...

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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