Arthur Osman Farquhar Stuart

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

Arthur Osman Stuart
Arthur O. Stuart
Arthur O. Stuart
BornArthur Osman Stuart
(1927-12-28)28 December 1927
Freetown, Sierra Leone
Died20 January 2002(2002-01-20) (aged 74)
Freetown, Sierra Leone
OccupationMedical doctor, physician
NationalityBritish Subject, Sierra Leonean
EducationUniversity of Liverpool
RelativesWilliam Farquhar Conton (first cousin), Yema Lucilda Hunter (niece)

Early life

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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, née Farquhar of Barbadian descent.

Education

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

Career

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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

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Stuart died following a stroke in 2002.

References

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  • 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.