Enid Rosamund Ayodele Forde | |
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Born | 23 January 1932 Freetown, Sierra Leone |
Died | 27 January 2010 |
Alma mater | Fourah Bay College Northwestern University |
Occupation | Geographer |
Known for | First Sierra Leonean woman to gain a PhD |
Enid Rosamund Ayodele Forde (23 January 1932–27 January 2010[1]) was a Sierra Leonean geographer. She was the first Sierra Leonean woman to gain a PhD, and after her return to Africa from the United States, she chaired the geography department at Fourah Bay College.[2][3]