Aghorenath Chattopadhyay
Aghorenath Chattopadhyay was the first Indian to secure a Doctor of Science degree. Aghorenath went on to become a prominent educationist and social worker.
Aghorenath Chattopadhyay was the first Indian to secure a Doctor of Science degree. Aghorenath went on to become a prominent educationist and social worker.
Elijah McCoy trained as an engineer through an apprenticeship in Edinburgh. He went onto patent over 60 of his inventions.
James “Africanus” Beale Horton was born in Sierra Leone in 1835. He is considered Edinburgh University’s first African graduate.
Dr Wong Fun became the first Western trained doctor in China after studying in Edinburgh in the 1850s.
Born in Jamaica, he qualified in medicine in 1813 before becoming the only ever black governor of Sierra Leone.