Frank Gibbs Torto
Frank Gibbs Torto | |
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Ankara, 1921 | |
Kpibu shee | Ghana, 1984 |
Education | |
Shikuru shɛli o ni chaŋ | Accra Academy (en) ![]() Achimota School |
Tuma | |
Tuma | chemist (en) ![]() |
Ŋun kpuɣi o tuma | University of Ghana |
Frank Gibbs Tetteh O'Baka Torto, FGA, MV (10th October, 1921 – May 1984) daa nyɛla Ghana bɛ ni boli so ni chemist mini professor la n be University of Ghana puuni. Ŋuna n daa nyɛ bɛ ni n boli so ni founding member la, zuɣulana paai pɔi ka daa n ti lɛbi zuɣulana n-ti Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
O piligu biɛhigu mini shikuru baŋsim
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Bɛ daa n dɔɣila Frank Gibbs silimin gɔli October biɛɣu pia dali, yuuni 1921 puuni, Accra tingbani ni.[1]
O daa nyɛla ŋun n chaŋ o elementary schools bɔbigu shɛŋa din n be Gold Coast puuni. Yuuni 1931 la puuni, o daa nyɛla school's foundation students la puuni yino n chaŋ Accra Academy puuni.[2] O daa nyɛla ŋun n daa n naai o bɔhimbu yuuni 1936 la puuni ka daa n chaŋ n ti pahi intermediate department of Achimota College nima zuɣu yuuni nyaaŋa ni o bɔhim an intermediate bachelor's degree shɛli o ni daa n deei n yina yuuni 1941 puuni la. Yuuni 1942 la puuni, o daa n chaŋla United Kingdom ni o ti n tuɣi o bɔhimbu tertiary education puuni. Bɛ daa n deegi o n niŋ Queen Mary University of London din daa n-nyɛ constituent college n-ti University of London la ka o daa n niŋ o bɔhimbu bin din n gbaai bachelors level la ni; ka daa n ti yina ni bɛ ni n boli shɛli ni first class honours la[3] hali ni o doctorate level puuni ka bɛ daa n ti lahi n-ti o doctorate (Ph.D.) degree chemistry puuni yuuni 1947 la ni.[4][1][5][6]
O tuma
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]O ni daa n niŋ o bɔhimbu silimin tiŋa maa puuni n naai, o daa n labila Ghana yuuni 1947 la puuni ka daa n chaŋ n ti pahi faculty of Achimota College's intermediate department nima zuɣu n nyɛ karimba. Yuuni nyaaŋa, saha shɛli puuni bɛ ni daa n kpa University College of the Gold Coast la n naai o mini Walter Warwick Sawyer, D. K. Baldwin n ti pahi Mary C. Charnley ban zaa daa n be lala Intermediate department maa puuni la nima daa nyɛla bɛ ni daa n piigi shɛba ka bɛ daa n lɛbi tuuli karimbanima ban daa n yɛn nyɛ bɛ ni boli shɛli ni the nucleus la n-ti university maa teaching faculty[7] ka dinbɔŋɔ daa n ti che ka o daa n lɛbi tuuli karimba so ŋun daa n yi Ghana na ka nyɛ university maa karimba.[8] Ŋuna n daa nyɛ chemistry karimba n-ti university maa yuuni 1948 la puuni ka daa n ti lɛbi di karimba kpɛma yuuni 1957 la puuni. O daa n ti lɛbila bɛ ni n boli shɛba ni Ghana UNESCO National Commission nima la puuni yino yuuni 1958 la puuni ka daa n lɛbi bɛ ni n boli so ni founding member la n-ti Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences yuuni 1959 la puuni.
Yuuni nyaaŋa, o daa nyɛla bɛ ni daa n piigi so ka o lɛbi bɛ ni n boli so ni scientific consultant la n-ti United Nations nima. Yuuni 1962 la puuni o kpaŋmaŋa daa nyɛla din n ʒi o n tahi professorship status ka daa n ti lahi n lɛbi chemistry department nima la toondana.[9][10] Lala yuuni maa puuni yaha, bɛ daa n pa o la yupapaa n boli o Stephen Oluwole Awokoya. Ŋun daa n ti o lala yuli maa n-nyɛ lala saha maa Secretary-General of the United Nations; U Thant bɛ ni n boli shɛba ni scientific secretaries la puuni niriba anii n ti United Nations conference on the application of science and technology for the benefit of less developed areas nima, din daa n-nyɛ ʒenahigu shɛli bɛ ni daa n ʒini Geneva, Switzerland puuni la.[11] Yuuni 1965 la puuni, o daa nyɛla bɛ ni daa n pii so Ghana Science Association nima la zuɣulana, di yuuni nyaaŋa ka o daa n lahi lɛbi ʒengama laɣingu shɛli bɛ ni n boli ni the Association of Science Teachers nima la gba zuɣulana.[12]
Silimin gɔli October, yuuni 1968 la puuni, ŋuna n daa nyɛ bɛ ni n boli so ni visiting fellow la Churchill College, University of Cambridge puuni.[13][14][15] Ŋuna n daa na nyɛ bɛ ni daa n piigi so ka o nyɛ dean of the faculty of Science n be University of Ghana puuni yuuni 1969 la puuni. Lala zaashee ŋɔ daa nyɛla o ni daa n deei shɛli Alan Nunn May sani ka daa n gbubi li hali ni yuuni 1971 la puuni.[16] Yuuni 1972 la puuni, o daa nyɛla ŋun daa n pahi bɛ ni n boli shɛba ni continuing committee n-ti Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs nima la zuɣu.[17][18][19] Yuuni 1973 la puuni ŋuna ka bɛ daa n lahi piigi ka o lɛbi dean of the faculty of science bɛ ʒenahigu din daa n pahiri ayi puuni.[20] O daa nyɛla ŋun daa n niŋ yuuni lala zaashee ŋɔ din puuni. Yuuni 1978 la puuni, o daa nyɛla ŋun daa n tum n-ti bɛ ni n boli shɛba ni United Nations advisory committee la nima Science, Technology n ti pahi yɛl'muɣisira din n kuli n be ʒenahigu kam puuni la nima puuni.[21][22]
Yuuni 1979 la puuni, bɛ daa n piigi o mi ka o lɛbi bɛ ni n boli ninvuɣ'so ni chairman of the board of the Ghana National Manganese Corporation la. Lala yuuni maa puuni yaha bɛ daa n lahi n piigi o la zuɣulana paai Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences puuni. O daa nyɛla ŋun daa n gbubi lala lala zaashee ŋɔ hali ni yuuni 1981 puuni saha shɛli puuni bɛ ni daa n piigi o ka o daa n lɛbi lala academic body maa zuɣulana.
Torto biɛhigu puuni, o nyɛla ŋun daa n tum n-ti laɣinsi mini committees dabam dabama pam ka ŋa shɛŋa nyɛ; the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Ghana n ti pahi the Council of the Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine. O daa lahi n nyɛla an editorial board nima n-ti West African Journal of Biological and Applied Chemistry nima la puuni yino.[23][4][1][5][6]
O pin'gahinda mini fali
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]O nyɛla ŋun daa n deei the member of the Order of the Volta pin'gahindili la.[1]
O yuli ka bɛ daa n zaŋ n-ti University of Ghana pin'gahindili n-ti di best graduating student chemistry puuni maa.[24]
Lala University of Ghana maa Chemistry building daa n lahi nyɛla bɛ ni daa n zaŋ o yuli n-ti shɛli.[25]
O tuma
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Frank n sabi bukunima pam ka bɛ daa n zaŋ ŋanima n wuhi salo scientific mini general publications nima puuni. O tuma nyɛla din n be lahabali chuɣu bukunima kamani; the Journal of the Chemical Society, Nature (journal), West African Journal of Biological Science n ti pahi the Ghana Journal of Science nima puuni.[26] O tum'shɛŋa n-nyɛ;
- (contrib.) Some Problems in the Study of Plant Gum Polyssacharides, 1960;[27]
- (contrib.) An Aldobiouronic Acid Isolated from Fagara xanthoxyloides Gum, 1961;[28]
- (contrib.) The training of scientists in Ghana" in scientific world, 1964;[29]
- (contrib.) Arms and African Development Ed. F S Arkhurst: Praeger, 1972;[4]
- (contrib.) Views of Science Technology and Development Ed. V. Rabinowitch: Pergamon, 1975;[4]
- Structure of the Alkaloid Wisanine (2-Methoxypiperine), 1981;[1]
- University Chemistry in Developing Countries, 1981;[1]
O biɛhigu puuni
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Frank daa n lola Iris Aku Torto (née Akwei) amiliya yuuni 1949 la puuni. Bihi ata ka o mini o daa n dɔɣi; Oboshie Adjua Torto, Obodai Torto n ti pahi Ofori Torto. O daa nyɛla ŋun daa n zooi ka o wumdi yila ka lahi n ŋmɛri classical piano gba o vuhim saha puuni .[4][1][5] O daa n kani la silimin gɔli May, yuuni 1984 puuni.[30][31]
A ni tooi n lahi n nya
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]Kundivihira
[mali niŋ | mali mi di yibu sheena n-niŋ]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 International book of honor. American Biographical Institute. 1987. p. 373. ISBN 9780934544320.
- ↑ Mensah, J. N. A. (2013). Traditions and customs of Gadangmes of Ghana : descendants of authentic Biblical Hebrew Israelites. Strategic Book. p. 277. ISBN 9781628571042.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Ghana Academy of Sciences. Secretariat of the Ghana Academy of Sciences, 1964-1968. 1963. p. 17.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Uwechue, Ralph (1991). Africa Who's who. Africa Journal Limited. p. 1735. ISBN 9780903274173.
- 1 2 3 Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation. 1978. p. 286.
- 1 2 Who's who in the world. Wilmette, Ill. : Marquis Who's Who, Macmillan Directory Division. 1978. p. 696. ISBN 9780837911038.
- ↑ Agbodeka, Francis (1998). A history of University of Ghana: half a century of higher education (1948-1998). Woeli Pub. Services. p. 45. ISBN 9789964978563.
- ↑ Agbodeka, Francis (1998). A history of University of Ghana: half a century of higher education (1948-1998). Woeli Pub. Services. p. 217. ISBN 9789964978563.
- ↑ Addy, M. A. (2011). Rewards : an autobiography. African Books Collective. p. 48. ISBN 9789988037826.
- ↑ Feeding Africa: Proceedings of the Second Symposium of Pan African Pugwash Group, 28th May - 3rd June 1978, Cape Coast University, Ghana. Pan African Pugwash Group. 1978. p. 18.
- ↑ West Africa, Issues 2328-2352. Afrimedia International. 1962. p. 194.
- ↑ Ghana Year Book. Graphic Corporation. 1967. p. 275.
- ↑ Cambridge University Reporter, Volume 98, Issue 3. University of Cambridge. 1968. p. 2562.
- ↑ Register. Cambridge Auxiliary Fire Department. 1970. p. 640.
- ↑ The Cambridge University List of Members for the Year. Cambridge Auxiliary Fire Department. 1991. p. 1366. ISBN 978-0-521-43468-3.
- ↑ Daniel, Ebow (1999). Mr. Registrar : the making of an amanuensis. Woeli Pub. Services. p. 120. ISBN 9789964978594.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Twenty-Fifth Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs: Development, Resources and World Security, Madras, India, 13-19 January, 1976. Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs. 1976. p. 62.
- ↑ Rotblat, Joseph (1972). Crisis, Change, and Revolution in Ghanaian Education. p. 89. ISBN 9780262180542.
- ↑ Pugwash Newsletter, Volume 24-25. Council of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. 1974. p. ii.
- ↑ Unesco. Regional Office of Science and Technology for Africa. (1975). Final Report.
- ↑ Oficial Records, Volume 1. United Nations. Economic and Social Council. 1978. p. 243.
- ↑ Stuart, Sam (2016). Science, Technology and Global Problems: The United Nations Advisory. Elsevier. p. 60. ISBN 9781483189451.
- ↑ West African Journal of Biological and Applied Chemistry, Volumes 6-11. J. M. P. Services. 1962. p. 71.
- ↑ Academic Prize Awards – 2013/2014. UNIVERSITY OF GHANA.
- ↑ Annual Report. State Publishing Company. 2007. p. xxxviii.
- ↑ Ghana Journal of Science: A Joint Publication of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research and the Ghana Science Association, Volumes 7-12. Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (Ghana). 1967. p. 3.
- ↑ West African Journal of Biological Chemistry, Volumes 4-5. University College. 1960. p. 6.
- ↑ Journal of the Chemical Society. Chemical Society. 1961. p. 3166.
- ↑ scientific world vol VIII, No. 4. 1964. pp. 3–8.
- ↑ Proceedings of the Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs., Volume 35. Pugwash Conference on Science and World Affairs. 1985. p. 45.
- ↑ Pugwash Newsletter, Volume 22. Council of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs. 1985. p. 111.