Kwasi Boachi
| Kwasi Boakye | |
|---|---|
Bantar Peteh, Dutch East Indies | |
| House | Bretuo |
| Father | Kwaku Dua Panin |
| Alma mater |
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| Occupation | Mining engineer |
| Relatives | Kwame Poku (cousin) |
Kwasi Boakye or Kwasi Boachi (24 April 1827 – 9 June 1904) was a Prince of the
Early life
He was the son of
Career
In July 1847, Boakye had lectures at the
Freiberg Mining Academy
(Technische Universitat Bergakademie) in Germany. During his studies he stayed with Caroline Geudtner at Petersstrasse.
Boakye was sent to the
Buitenzorg. Boakye died on this estate in 1904.[5] He was a member of the Association of Civil Engineers which was later changed to Association of Delft Engineers.[1][4] He was appointed an honorary member in 1893.[1]
Legacy
Dutch writer Arthur Japin has written a historical fiction novel based on the Boakye brothers' lives, The Two Hearts of Kwasi Boachi, released in 1997.[4]
References
Footnotes
- ^ a b c d "This Ashanti prince became the first black engineer in the world in the 1850s". Face2Face Africa. 14 October 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Van Kessel 2002.
- ^ Crabbe, Nathaniel (4 July 2019). "Meet the Ashanti prince who was the first black Mining Engineer in the world". Yen.com.gh - Ghana news. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Meet Kwasi Boakye, Otumfuo Kwaku Dua's son who was sent to the Netherlands to study but never returned". THE POST. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b "Kwasi Boakye, the Ghanaian prince and world's first black mining engineer". Afrinik. 7 July 2019. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
Bibliography
- "Twee Ashanti-prinsen". Beleven (in Dutch). Nationaal Archief. 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2019. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- Blakely, A. (1993). Blacks in the Dutch World: The Evolution of Racial Imagery in a Modern Society. Bloomington: ISBN 9780253311917.
- Boachi, K. (1855). "Onderzoek naar de kolen, gevonden langs het strand der Meeuwenbaai". Nat. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië (in Dutch). 9: 49–52. OCLC 7830420.
- Boachi, K. (1856a). "Onderzoek naar het aanwezen van steenkolen in het terrein aan Tjiletoekbaai". Nat. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië (in Dutch). 11: 461–464. OCLC 7830420.
- Boachi, K. (1856b). "Mededeelingen over de Chinezen op het eiland Java". JSTOR 25733740.
- Ramaer, J. C. (1927). "Boachi, Aquasi". OCLC 309920700.
- Van Kessel, I. (2002). "Black Dutchmen" (PDF). Merchants, missionaries & migrants. Amsterdam: KIT. pp. 133–149. OCLC 773518672. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
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