Background
BOATENG, Ernest was born on November 30, 1920 in Aburi. Son of the late Reverend C. R. Boateng and Adelaide Boateng.
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Ernest Amano BOATENG
ERNEST AMANO BOATENG, Diplomat, Official. Member, United Nations Environment Program Governing Council. Grand Medal, Ghana, 68; Henry Oliver Becket Memorial Prize, Oxford University, 49. Economy Planning Council of Ghana; Scientific Council for Africa; Council for Scientific & Indl Research; Honorary Director, Ghana National Atlas Project(s); President: Ghana Academy of Arts & Science; Ghana Wildlife Society; Fellow: Royal Geographic Society, Lon
Education
Street Peter’s Hall, Oxford University, 1949, Bachelor of Arts, 1953, Master of Arts Geography, 1954, B Litt Settlement Geography. Spoken languages: Twi, English, French.
Career
Lecturer in Geography, University College, of Ghana 1950-1957, Senior lecturer 1958-1961, Professor, and Head of Department 1961-1969, Dean, Faculty of Social Studies 1962-1969. Principal, University College, of Cape Coast 1969-1971, Vice-Chancellor, University of Cape Coast 1972-1973. Executive Chairman Environmental Protection Council of Ghana 1973-1981.
Environmental consultant since 1981. Chairman West African Examinations Council 197785. Smuts Visiting Fellow, University of Cambridge 1965-1966, Visiting Professor, University of Pittsburgh 1966.
Fellow, Ghana Academy, of Arts and Sciences (President 1973-1977). President Governing Council of UNEP 1979. Chairman Land Use Planning Committee of Ghana 1979.
President Task Force on Investments 1980. Representative of Ghana at many Institute confs. inc. 31st session of United Nations General Assembly 1976.
Senior Consultant to United Nations Environment Programme since 1981. Fellow Royal Society of Arts, Royal Geographical Society, Honorary.
Works
Other Work
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Tomorrow’s Map of West Africa, 1952. A Geography of Ghana, 1959, 1966. Various articles on Ghana & Togo.
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Membership
Economy Planning Council of Ghana. Scientific Council for Africa. Council for Scientific & Indl Research.
Honorary Director, Ghana National Atlas Project(s). President: Ghana Academy of Arts & Science. Ghana Wildlife Society.
Fellow: Royal Geographic Society, London. Royal Society of Arts.
Interests
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Geography of popn, human settlements, natl resources, pol geography, planning. Gardening, literature, music.
Connections
Married Evelyn Kensema Danso in 1955.
- Father:
- the late Reverend C. R. Boateng
- Mother:
- Adelaide Boateng
- Spouse:
- Evelyn Kensema Danso
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Born
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Nationality
Ghanaian
Awards
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Grand Medal, Ghana, 1968. Henry Oliver Becket Memorial Prize, Oxford University, 1949.Grand Medal, Ghana, 1968. Henry Oliver Becket Memorial Prize, Oxford University, 1949.