Femi Soyinka Explained

Caption:	Femi Soyinka
Birth Date:	4 January 1937
Birth Place:	Abeokuta, Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria (now Ogun State, Nigeria)
Nationality:	Nigerian
Relatives:	Wole Soyinka Ransome-Kuti family

Femi Soyinka (4 January 1937 – 14 June 2022) was a Nigerian professor of Dermatology and the provost of the College of Health Sciences, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife.^[1]

Early life and education

Femi Soyinka was born into the Soyinka's family in 1937.^[2] He was the younger brother of writer, Wole Soyinka. He obtained his medical degree and Doctor of Medicine in 1964 and 1965 at the University of Heidelberg^[3] In 1972, he obtained a master's degree in public health from Hadassah Medical School, (MPH) Israel.^[4]

Career

He was an academician and he worked in the field for thirty years.^[5]

Death

Femi Soyinka died on 14 June 2022 in his home Kukumada Village, Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, at the age of 85.

Notes and References

1. Web site: OLAOLUWA . Joseph . 15 June 2022 . Femi Soyinka dies at 85 Femi Soyinka dies at 85 . 17 June 2022 . International Centre for Investigative Reporting . en-GB.
2. Web site: 14 June 2022 . Femi Soyinka dies at 85 - Premium Times Nigeria . 17 June 2022 . en-GB.
3. Web site: 15 June 2022 . Professor Soyinka's brother, Femi, dies at 85 . 17 June 2022 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
4. Web site: 15 June 2022 . Wole Soyinka's brother Femi dies at 85 . 17 June 2022 . The Nation Newspaper . en-US.
5. Web site: Report . Agency . 15 June 2022 . JUST-IN: Prof Soyinka Is Dead . 17 June 2022 . en-US.