Agnes Yewande Savage
Scottish-Nigerian physician (1906–1964) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Agnes Yewande Savage (21 February 1906 – 7 September 1964)[1] was a Nigerian medical doctor and the first West African woman to train and qualify in orthodox medicine.[2][3][4][5][6] Savage was the first West African woman to receive a university degree in medicine, graduating with first-class honours from the University of Edinburgh in 1929 at the age of 23.[2][4] In 1933, Sierra Leonean political activist and higher education pioneer, Edna Elliott-Horton became the second West African woman university graduate and the first to earn a bachelor's degree in the liberal arts.[7]
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Born | 21 February 1906 Edinburgh, Scotland |
Died | 7 September 1964(1964-09-07) (aged 58) |
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Occupation | Physician |
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Relatives | Richard Gabriel Akinwande Savage (brother) |
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