Willem Essuman Pietersen

Willem Essuman Pietersen
President of the Aborigines' Rights Protection Society
Preceded byJ. E. Casely Hayford
Succeeded byJ. E. Biney
Personal details
Bornca. 1844
Elmina, Dutch Gold Coast
Died6 January 1914
SpouseNancy Akyere

Willem Essuman Pietersen (c. 1844 – 6 January 1914), also known as Willem Edmund Pietersen, was a Gold Coast merchant, politician, and educationist. He is also remembered as a goldsmith and watch repairer. Pietersen was co-founder of Mfantsipim School in Cape Coast, Ghana.

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