Chukwuedu Nwokolo | |
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Born | 19 April 1921 |
Died | 18 May 2014 New York | (aged 93)
Nationality | Nigerian |
Education | Human, medical and life sciences |
Alma mater | Yaba Higher College, University of Ibadan, Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup: London, University of Minnesota |
Occupation(s) | Medical doctor, humanitarian, research scientist and professor of medicine |
Years active | 1947–2004 |
Known for | Discovering and mapping out the area of lung disease in Eastern Nigeria, with a study of the disease in Africa and clinical research for its control [1][2] |
Notable work | An Introduction to Clinical Medicine[3] |
Title | Emeritus Professor |
Spouse | Njideka Priscilla Nwokolo: née: Okonkwo |
Children | 7 |
Parent(s) | Nathaniel Ezuma Nwokolo and Matilda Nwokolo: née: Efobi |
Chukwuedu Nwokolowas born in April, 1927 in a place called Oraifite in Anambra State. He attended Government college at Umuahia at the year 1934 to 1939 and then he got admission to the University of Ibadan for his medical training. He worked with Nigeria civil service as a specialist physician at the year 1956. [4]