Francis Allotey
Ghanaian mathematician and physicist
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Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey FGA OV was a Ghanaian mathematical physicist. Together with Daniel Afedzi Akyeampong, he became the first Ghanaian to obtain a doctorate in mathematical sciences, earned in 1966. Wikipedia
Born: August 9, 1932, Saltpond, Ghana
Died: November 2, 2017 (age 85 years), Accra, Ghana
Education: Princeton University (1962–1966)
Known for: Allotey Formalism
Awards: UK Prince Philip Golden Award (1973)