Benjamin Quartey-Papafio

Benjamin Quartey-Papafio
Quartey-Papafio, c.1878 – c.1894
Born
Benjamin William Quarteyquaye Quartey-Papafio

(1859-06-25)25 June 1859
Died14 September 1924 (1924-09-15) (aged 65)
NationalityBritish subject
Alma mater
Occupations

Benjamin William Quarteyquaye Quartey-Papafio, MRCS (Lond) (25 June 1859 – 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.