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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) a prolific South African engineer, inventor, and academic whose life story was defined by his...

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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....

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Melaku Worede (1936–2023) was a pioneering Ethiopian agronomist and geneticist renowned for his work in establishing Africa’s first genebank and leading the Plant Genetic Resources...

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Allan MacLeod Cormack (February 23, 1924 – May 7, 1998), Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine, is renowned as one of the developers of computerised...

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Thomas Risley Odhiambo (February 4, 1931 – May 26, 2003), a recipient of the Albert Einstein Medal in 1979, was a renowned Kenyan entomologist who...

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Richard Samson Odingo (March 1935 – June 12, 2021) was a prominent Kenyan scientist renowned for his significant contributions to the field of climate change....

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Arthur Obel (1949 – September 27, 2025) was a Kenyan medical researcher and scientist best known for his controversial role in HIV/AIDS research. He is...

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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