Samson Gombe

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

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.

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 its inception in 1985 [3] a Fellow of The World Academy of Sciences since 1985,[16] and a Fellow of the Kenya National Academy of Sciences in 1986.[13]

Selected publications

Scholia has a profile for Samson Gombe (Q72700522).

Notes

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

References

  1. ^ a b "AFRICA - NeglectedScience". www.neglectedscience.com. Retrieved 30 November 2022.
  2. ^ Profiles of African Scientists. African Academy of Sciences. 1991. ISBN 978-9966-831-07-1.
  3. ^ a b c "Gombe Samson | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Retrieved 14 November 2022.
  4. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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.