Frank Gibbs Torto

**Frank Gibbs Tetteh O'Baka Torto**, FGA, MV (10th October, 1921 – May  1984) daa nyɛla Ghana bɛ ni boli so ni chemist mini professor la n be University of Ghana puuni. Ŋuna n daa nyɛ bɛ ni n boli so ni *founding member* la, zuɣulana paai pɔi ka daa n ti lɛbi zuɣulana n-ti Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.
## O piligu biɛhigu mini shikuru baŋsim
Bɛ daa n dɔɣila Frank Gibbs silimin gɔli October biɛɣu pia dali, yuuni 1921 puuni, Accra tingbani ni. 

O daa nyɛla ŋun n chaŋ o *elementary schools* bɔbigu shɛŋa din n be Gold Coast puuni. Yuuni 1931 la puuni, o daa nyɛla school's foundation students la puuni yino n chaŋ Accra Academy puuni. O daa nyɛla ŋun n daa n naai o bɔhimbu yuuni 1936 la puuni ka daa n chaŋ n ti pahi  intermediate department of Achimota College nima zuɣu yuuni nyaaŋa ni o bɔhim *an intermediate bachelor's degree* shɛli o ni daa n deei  n yina yuuni 1941 puuni la. Yuuni 1942 la puuni, o daa n chaŋla United Kingdom ni o ti n tuɣi o bɔhimbu *tertiary education* puuni. Bɛ daa n deegi o n niŋ Queen Mary University of London din daa n-nyɛ *constituent college* n-ti University of London la ka o daa n niŋ o bɔhimbu bin din n gbaai *bachelors level* la ni; ka daa n ti yina ni bɛ ni n boli shɛli ni *first class honours* la hali ni o *doctorate level* puuni ka bɛ daa n ti lahi n-ti o *doctorate* (Ph.D.) *degree chemistry* puuni yuuni 1947 la ni.
## O tuma
O ni daa n niŋ o bɔhimbu silimin tiŋa maa puuni n naai, o daa n labila Ghana yuuni 1947 la puuni ka daa n chaŋ n ti pahi *faculty of Achimota College's intermediate department* nima zuɣu n nyɛ karimba. Yuuni nyaaŋa, saha shɛli puuni bɛ ni daa n kpa University College of the Gold Coast la n naai o mini Walter Warwick Sawyer, D. K. Baldwin n ti pahi Mary C. Charnley ban zaa daa n be lala *Intermediate department* maa puuni la nima daa nyɛla bɛ ni daa n piigi shɛba ka bɛ daa n lɛbi tuuli karimbanima ban daa n yɛn nyɛ bɛ ni boli shɛli ni *the nucleus* la n-ti *university* maa *teaching faculty* ka dinbɔŋɔ daa n ti che ka o daa n lɛbi tuuli karimba so ŋun daa n yi Ghana na ka nyɛ *university* maa karimba. Ŋuna n daa nyɛ *chemistry* karimba n-ti *university* maa yuuni 1948 la puuni ka daa n ti lɛbi di karimba kpɛma yuuni 1957 la puuni. O daa n ti lɛbila bɛ ni n boli shɛba ni Ghana UNESCO National Commission nima la puuni yino yuuni 1958 la puuni ka daa n lɛbi bɛ ni n boli so ni *founding member* la n-ti Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences yuuni 1959 la puuni.

Yuuni nyaaŋa, o daa nyɛla bɛ ni daa n piigi so ka o lɛbi bɛ ni n boli so ni *scientific consultant* la n-ti United Nations nima. Yuuni 1962 la puuni o kpaŋmaŋa daa nyɛla din n ʒi o n tahi *professorship status* ka daa n ti lahi n lɛbi *chemistry department* nima la toondana. Lala yuuni maa puuni yaha, bɛ daa n pa o la yupapaa n boli o Stephen Oluwole Awokoya. Ŋun daa n ti o lala yuli maa n-nyɛ lala saha maa Secretary-General of the United Nations; U Thant bɛ ni n boli shɛba ni *scientific secretaries* la puuni niriba anii n ti *United Nations conference on the application of science and technology for the benefit of less developed areas* nima, din daa n-nyɛ ʒenahigu shɛli bɛ ni daa n ʒini Geneva, Switzerland puuni la. Yuuni 1965 la puuni, o daa nyɛla bɛ ni daa n pii so Ghana Science Association nima la zuɣulana, di yuuni nyaaŋa ka o daa n lahi lɛbi ʒengama laɣingu shɛli bɛ ni n boli ni the Association of Science Teachers nima la gba zuɣulana.

Silimin gɔli October, yuuni 1968 la puuni, ŋuna n daa nyɛ bɛ ni n boli so ni *visiting fellow* la Churchill College, University of Cambridge puuni. Ŋuna n daa na nyɛ bɛ ni daa n piigi so ka o nyɛ *dean of the faculty of Science* n be University of Ghana puuni yuuni 1969 la puuni. Lala zaashee ŋɔ daa nyɛla o ni daa n deei shɛli Alan Nunn May sani ka daa n gbubi li hali ni yuuni 1971 la puuni. Yuuni 1972 la puuni, o daa nyɛla ŋun daa n pahi  bɛ ni n boli shɛba ni *continuing committee* n-ti Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs nima la zuɣu. Yuuni 1973 la puuni ŋuna ka bɛ daa n lahi piigi ka o lɛbi *dean of the faculty of science* bɛ ʒenahigu din daa n pahiri ayi puuni. O daa nyɛla ŋun daa n niŋ yuuni lala zaashee ŋɔ din puuni. Yuuni 1978 la puuni, o daa nyɛla ŋun daa n tum n-ti bɛ ni n boli shɛba ni  United Nations advisory committee la nima *Science*, *Technology* n ti pahi yɛl'muɣisira din n kuli n be ʒenahigu kam puuni la nima puuni.

Yuuni 1979 la puuni, bɛ daa n piigi o mi ka o lɛbi bɛ ni n boli ninvuɣ'so ni *chairman  of the board of the Ghana National Manganese Corporation* la. Lala yuuni maa puuni yaha bɛ daa n lahi n piigi o la zuɣulana paai Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences puuni. O daa nyɛla ŋun daa n gbubi lala lala zaashee ŋɔ hali ni yuuni 1981 puuni saha shɛli puuni bɛ ni daa n piigi o ka o daa n lɛbi lala *academic body* maa zuɣulana.

Torto biɛhigu puuni, o nyɛla ŋun daa n tum n-ti laɣinsi mini *committees* dabam dabama pam ka ŋa shɛŋa nyɛ; the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research – Ghana n ti pahi the Council of the Centre for Scientific Research into Plant Medicine. O daa lahi n nyɛla *an editorial board* nima n-ti West African Journal of Biological and Applied Chemistry nima la puuni yino.
## O pin'gahinda mini fali
O nyɛla ŋun daa n deei *the member of the [[Order of the Volta]]* pin'gahindili la.

O yuli ka bɛ daa n zaŋ n-ti University of Ghana pin'gahindili n-ti di *best graduating student chemistry* puuni maa.

Lala University of Ghana maa *Chemistry building* daa n lahi nyɛla bɛ ni daa n zaŋ o yuli n-ti shɛli.
## O tuma
Frank n sabi bukunima pam ka bɛ daa n zaŋ ŋanima n wuhi salo *scientific* mini *general publications* nima puuni. O tuma nyɛla din n be  lahabali chuɣu bukunima kamani; the Journal of the Chemical Society, Nature (journal), West African Journal of Biological Science n ti pahi the Ghana Journal of Science nima puuni. O tum'shɛŋa n-nyɛ;
*(contrib.) *Some Problems in the Study of Plant Gum Polyssacharides*, 1960;
*(contrib.) *An Aldobiouronic Acid Isolated from Fagara xanthoxyloides Gum*, 1961;
*(contrib.) *The training of scientists in Ghana" in scientific world*, 1964;
*(contrib.) *Arms and African Development* Ed. F S Arkhurst: Praeger, 1972;
*(contrib.) *Views of Science Technology and Development* Ed. V. Rabinowitch: Pergamon, 1975;
* *Structure of the Alkaloid Wisanine (2-Methoxypiperine)*, 1981;
* *University Chemistry in Developing Countries*, 1981;
## O biɛhigu puuni
Frank daa n lola Iris Aku Torto (*née* Akwei) amiliya yuuni 1949 la puuni. Bihi ata ka o mini o daa n dɔɣi; Oboshie Adjua Torto, Obodai Torto n ti pahi Ofori Torto. O daa nyɛla ŋun daa n zooi ka o wumdi yila ka lahi n ŋmɛri *classical piano* gba o vuhim saha puuni . O daa n kani la silimin gɔli May, yuuni 1984 puuni.
## A ni tooi n lahi n nya
* Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences

## Kundivihira