| Intro | Ghanaian academic |
| Was |
Academic |
| From |
Ghana |
| Type |
Education |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 1932 |
| Death |
23 February 2002 (aged 70 years)
|
Richard Orraca-Tetteh (5 March 1932 – 23 February 2002) was a Ghanaian biochemist and nutritionist. He is known as a pioneer for the study of Nutrition and Food Science as an academic discipline in Africa.
Early life and education
Orraca-Tetteh was born on 5th of March in 1932.
He was educated at Accra Academy from 1948 to 1952. He took a Bachelor’s degree at the University of Ghana, Legon in 1959. In 1960, he entered the University of London and earned a Ph.D degree in Nutrition.
Career and Research
Orraca-Tetteh began work briefly as a Nutrition Officer at the Ministry of Health in Accra. After his postgraduate training, he transferred his services to the University of Ghana at Legon where he spent his professional life in teaching and research. In 1973, he was a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley. From 1990 to 1992, and at the University of Maryland, College Park. He consulted widely for international and national organizations and had undertaken a FAO consultancy only three weeks before his death. He was also a United Nations University (UNU) consultant and was the first coordinator for UNU-affiliated institutions in Africa.
Honours and Legacy
He was made a member of the British Nutrition Society and the Ghana Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology. He was a member of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences, and he represented the African Region for 12 consecutive years on the Executive Council, a position he relinquished only in August 2001.
The Larway Orraca-Tetteh (LOT) Block at the School of Nursing, University of Ghana, Legon is named in joint honour of him and another.
Death
Publications
- Dovlo, Francis E.; Oracca-Tetteh,Richard; Grumble, Richard (1985). What Shall we eat.