Ebenezer Laing

Ebenezer Laing
FGA, FAAS, OV
Born(1931-06-28)28 June 1931
Cape Coast, Gold Coast
Died19 April 2015(2015-04-19) (aged 83)
Accra, Ghana
Nationality
Education
Alma mater
Known for
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsUniversity of Ghana, Legon
Doctoral advisorRonald Fisher

Ebenezer Laing, FGA, FAAS, OV (28 June 1931 – 19 April 2015) was a Ghanaian botanist and geneticist who served as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the University of Ghana, Legon.[1][2][3] He was a professor at the University of Ghana, Legon, and later an emeritus professor.[1][4] Laing, together with his university and faculty colleague, George C. Clerk (1931–2019), was one of the first Ghanaian academics to specialise in botany as a scientific discipline and contributed significantly to the growth of the field in Ghana.[2][3][5][6][7][8] He was also a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, inducted in 1965.[9][10] In 1985, he was elected an inaugural Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences.[11]

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