Audio Attachment:Listen to the family spokesperson, Sarah Ofei, confirming his death to Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's 'kokrokoo' morning show |
Peacefmonline.com can confirm that renowned Scientist cum Mathematician, Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey has passed away.
He died on Thursday, November 2, around 10 pm.
The late Prof Allotey was the President of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS Ghana).
Speaking in an interview with host Kwami Sefa Kayi on Peace FM's 'Kokrokoo' programme, the External Relations Manager of AIMS Ghana, Sarah Ofei, disclosed that Professor Francis Allotey, who was slightly unwell Thursday morning; had made several complaints of ill health the same day and was rushed to the hospital.
He was later discharged but passed on to eternal glory at the age of 85.
According to her, UNESCO recently approved his centre, 'Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey' as a centre of Excellence and had to attend a General conference coming Saturday, but unfortunately death couldn't allow him to make it.
Biography
Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey was a Professor of Mathematics, Scholar, Nuclear Physicist and a Consultant in Informatics for Development.
He was born in August 1932 at Saltpond in the Central Region of Ghana and received his early education at the Ghana National College.
He pursued further studies at the University Tutorial College, London Borough Polytechnic and London Imperial College of Science and Technology where he obtained the then coveted Diploma of Imperial College (London) in 1960.
At the national level he has held the positions of Chairman, Ghana Atomic Energy Commission, Chairman, Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, Chairman of the Management Board, Soil Research Institute, Chairman, Ghana Technical Committee on Nuclear Energy, President, Ghana Institute of Physics among others.
He was also a Consultant to several International Institutions, including United Nations Organization, United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), International Atomic Energy Agency, Intergovernmental Bureau for Information, and United Nations Industrial and Development Organization.
He is known for the “Allotey Formalism” which arose from his work on soft X-ray spectroscopy. A founding fellow of the African Academy of Sciences, in 1974 he became the first Ghanaian full professor of mathematics and head of the Department of Mathematics at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology.
He was the Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Accra Institute of Technology (AIT), and the President of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences (GAAS).
He is holder of master’s and doctorate degrees from Princeton University and the diploma of Imperial College (1960).
He is an honorary fellow of the IOP Institute of Physics.
The Professor Francis Allotey Graduate School was established in 2009 at the Accra Institute of Technology.
Professor Francis Kofi Ampenyin Allotey was recently inducted as Fellow of the Nigerian Mathematical Society (NMS).
The award was in recognition of Prof. Allotey’s outstanding contributions towards the advancement of mathematics, science and technology in Africa and across the globe.
Source: Peacefmonline.com/Ghana
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This is a tragic loss for Ghana and the scientific community all over the world. I remember back at Legon he would pop in at Department of Mathematics just to say hello and encourage we the young ones. You just knew from first impression he was a brilliant fellow yet down -to -earth. RIP,Prof.
Oh!oh!oh!!! death is so wicked.It has takn our grandpa from us.Whom are we going to consult wen we have problem abt de universe in Ghana as well as mathematics. Oh! Prof.May God be with u as your soul depart from us.... Ghana will always missed you .Owuo ny3 adepa
He invented the Alloteran series in quantum physics. Rest in peace Proff
Allotey constant is missing in his achievements. A genius is gone to eternity. RIP
The world scholars body have lost a genius,I still remember when i directed your car and that of Mr S.k Asante to park your cars at Acropolis school during speech and prize giving day at Gbawe in 2023
Great mathematician. His greatest achievement, I must say, The Allotey constant was not mentioned. It revolutionized space travel.
The Allotey formula
WHAT A LOSS. SO PAINFUL. PROF ALLOTEY SO SIMPLE ALWAYS SMILING AND VERY NOBEL. HE WAS A GOOD FRIEND OF THE LATE PROF. BEDE OKIGBO THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF THE UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY BASED IN ACCRA GHANA THROUGH THAT I KNEW PROF. ALLOTEY. A POWERFUL NAME AND LOOK SO HARMLESS AND SIMPLE IF YOU MEET HIM. AFRICA AND THE WORLD HAS LOST A GREAT BRIAN. LET ME STOP HERE.
The earth has truly lost a saint and heaven has gained an angel. Prof we your students and associates bid you farewell. RIP.
Ghana has lost a genius, a scholar and a scientist of international repute. We will always remember the "Allotey Constant" in Physics/Mathematics. Our condolences go to the bereaved family. May his soul rest in perfect peace.