Arthur Osman Farquhar Stuart

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Arthur Osman Stuart
Arthur O. Stuart
Arthur O. Stuart
BornArthur Osman Stuart
(1927-12-28)28 December 1927
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died(2002-01-20)20 January 2002
Freetown, Sierra Leone
OccupationMedical Doctor, Physician
NationalityBritish Subject, Sierra Leonean
EducationUniversity of Liverpool
RelativesWilliam Farquhar Conton (first cousin), Yema Lucilda Hunter (niece)

Arthur Osman Farquhar Stuart (1927-2002), was a Sierra Leonean medical doctor who was popularly referred to as the 'People's Doctor.'

Early life

Arthur Stuart was born in Freetown, Sierra Leone to Sierra Leonean parents, Arthur MacCarthy Stuart, a civil servant of Bahamian descent and Amy Hilda Stuart, nee Farquhar of Barbadian descent.

Education

Stuart was educated at secondary schools and subsequently studied medicine at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.

Career

Stuart was the first Sierra Leonean medical doctor to work at Hill Station, Sierra Leone and was subsequently a consultant physician at Connaught Hospital.

Death

Stuart died following a stroke in 2002.

References

  • Fay, Hugh T; Amara, E Luke I B (6 July 2002). "Arthur Osman Farquhar Stuart". BMJ. 325 (7354): 47. doi:10.1136/bmj.325.7354.47. PMC 1123561. S2CID 73381430.