Samson Gombe

Samson Gombe FAAS FTWAS (5 November 1938 – 4 February 1989) was a Kenyan professor of Biological Systems and Organisms. He was a Fellow of Third World Academy of Sciences and a Founding Fellow and Secretary of African Academy of Sciences.

Professor

Samson Gombe

FAAS FTWAS
Born5 November 1938
Seme, Kisumu, Kenya
Died4 February 1989(1989-02-04) (aged 50)
Nationality Kenya
Education
  • Makerere University (BSc)
  • University of London (MSc)
  • Cornell University (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsMalnutrition
Mineral deficiencies
Phylogenesis
Reproductive physiology
Endocrinology
InstitutionsUniversity of Nairobi, Kenya

Early life and education

Gombe was born on 5 November 1938 in Seme, Kisumu, Kenya.[1][2] He attended Maseno School, Makerere College between 1958 and 1960. Then educated at the University of London (1961-9167) and Cornell University (1969-1972).[3][4][5]

Career and research

Gombe was a lecturer at the Department of Animal Physiology, University of Nairobi from 1968 until his death on 4 February 1989, aged 50, after a short illness.[1][6][7][8] Gombe was one of the founders of the African Academy of Sciences in 1985, and later became the Secretary/Scientific General (1987–1989)[9] and Treasurer (1987–1989).[3][10][11] He was an Honorary Assistant Treasurer of Kenya National Academy of Science.[12]

Gombe focused more on reproductive physiology, endocrinology, malnutrition, mineral deficiencies, adverse environmental and parasitic infections that may lead to infertility.[13][4][14][15]

Awards and recognitions

Gombe was a Foundry Fellow of the African Academy of Sciences as of it inception in 1985[3] a Fellows of The World Academy of Sciences since 1985,[16] and a Fellow of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences in 1986.[13]

Selected publications

Notes
  1. Supported by reentry grant for HWA from World Health Organization Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction

References
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  4. "Prof. Gombe Samson Biography by Kenyan Academy of Sciences" (PDF).
  5. Foundation, Rockefeller (1969). The President's Review and Annual Report. Rockefeller Foundation.
  6. Kenya Gazette. 29 June 1990.
  7. Kenya, National Museum of (1977). Report for the Period ... The Museum.
  8. AAU Newsletter. Association of African Universities. 1987.
  9. Sciences, African Academy of (1987). Whydah: Newsletter. Produced for the Academy Science Publishers by Stellan Consult Limited.
  10. Discovery and Innovation. Academy Science Publishers. 1989.
  11. Sturges, Rodney Paul; Neill, Richard (1990). The Quiet Struggle: Libraries and Information for Africa. Mansell. ISBN 978-0-7201-2019-6.
  12. Kenya Journal of Sciences: Social sciences. Series C. Kenya National Academy of Sciences. 1988.
  13. "PROF. GOMBE, SAMSON – Kenya National Academics of Science". Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  14. Horizons. Publications Division, Office of Public Affairs, Agency for International Development. 1982.
  15. Current Literature on Science of Science. Council of Scientific and Industrial Research. 1991.
  16. "Gombe, Samson". TWAS. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
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