Benjamin Quartey-Papafio | |
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![]() Quartey-Papafio, c. 1878 โ c. 1894 | |
Born | Benjamin William Quarteyquaye Quartey-Papafio 25 June 1859 |
Died | 14 September 1924 | (aged 65)
Nationality | British subject |
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Benjamin William Quarteyquaye Quartey-Papafio, MRCS (Lond) (25 June 1859 โ 14 September 1924) was a physician pioneer and politician on the Gold Coast - the first Ghanaian to obtain the medical degree (M.D) and the first to practise as an orthodox-trained physician.[1][2][3]