Frederick Victor Nanka-Bruce | |
|---|---|
| Born | Frederick Victor Nanka-Bruce 9 October 1878 Accra, Gold Coast |
| Died | 13 July 1953 (aged 74) Conakry, Guinea |
| Occupation | Medical Doctor Politician |
| Nationality | British Subject, |
| Education | University of Edinburgh |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Aku Bruce |
Frederick Victor Nanka-Bruce (9 October 1878[1] – 13 July 1953) was a physician, journalist and politician in the Gold Coast. He was the third African to practise orthodox medicine in the colony, after Benjamin Quartey-Papafio and Ernest James Hayford.[2]
- ^ Magnus Sampson, Makers of Modern Ghana, Vol. One, Accra: Anowuo Publications, 1969, p. 179.
- ^ Jeffrey P. Green, Black Edwardians: Black people in Britain, 1901-1914, Taylor & Francis, 1998, p. 147. Nanka-Bruce's BMJ obituarist reported him as the second African to practise medicine in the Gold Coast.
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