Background
Fomum, Zacharias Tanee was born on June 20, 1945 in Efah, Cameroon. Son of Solomon Fomum and Rebecca (Angum) T.
Fomum, Zacharias Tanee was born on June 20, 1945 in Efah, Cameroon. Son of Solomon Fomum and Rebecca (Angum) T.
Bachelor of Science, Fourah Bay College, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1966-1969; Doctor of Philosophy, Makere U., Kampala, Uganda, 1969-1973.
Assistant lecturer, Makerere U., 1972-1973; lecturer, Makerere U., 1973-1975; associate professor, Yaounde U., Cameroon, 1975-1988; professor of chemistry, Yaounde U., Cameroon, since 1989; laboratory director, Yaounde U., Cameroon, 1975-1995; deputy head department chemistry, Yaounde U., Cameroon, since 1989.
Fellow Royal Society Chemistry London, Cameroon Academy Science.
Married Prisca Zei Fokam, February 26, 1972. Children: Ruth Angum, Paul Tanee, Stephen Fokam, Elizabeth Afor, John Sentamu, Mary Akum.