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Ghanaian biochemist (1942 – 2014)

Marian Ewurama AddyFGA OV (née Cole; 7 February 1942 – 14 January 2014) was a Ghanaianbiochemist^[1][2][3] and the first Host of the National Science and Maths Quiz.^[4][5][6] The first Ghanaian woman to attain the rank of full professor of natural science, Addy became a role model for school girls and budding female scientists on the limitless opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) disciplines.^[2][7] Marian Addy was also a Fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, elected in 1999.^[1][2] In the same year, she was awarded the UNESCOKalinga Prize for the Popularization of Science.^[1]

Early life and education

Marian Ewurama Cole was born 7 February 1942 in Nkawkaw in the Eastern Region of Ghana, to Samuel Joseph Cole and Angelina Kwofie Cole.^[8][1] S