Ebenezer Laing
| Ebenezer Laing | |
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| Born |
28 June 1931 Cape Coast, Gold Coast |
| Died | 19 April 2015 (aged 83) Accra, Ghana |
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| Institutions | University of Ghana, Legon |
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| Known for | Contributions to science education and botany |
Ebenezer Laing (28 June 1931 – † 19 April 2015) was a Ghanaian botanist and geneticist as well as a Professor Emeritus at the University of Ghana, Legon who served as the Pro-Vice Chancellor of the same institution. Laing, together with his university classmate and faculty colleague, George C. Clerk, was one of the first Ghanaian academics to specialize in botany as a scientific discipline and contributed significantly to the growth of the field in Ghana. He was also a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, inducted in 1965.
Ebenezer Laing was born in Cape Coast in the Central Region of Ghana on 28 June 1931. He was educated at all-boys’ Anglican boarding school, Adisadel College and continued at Achimota School for sixth form. He attended the University College of the Gold Coast, then an external affiliate of the University of London and obtained a bachelor's degree in botany with first-class honours. He was the recipient of the Basindale Prize for ranking second in his class. He proceeded to Corpus Christi College, a constituent college of the University of Cambridge where he earned a doctoral degree in botany.
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