Albert Whiggs Easmon
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30 June 1855
Albert Whiggs Easmon | |
|---|---|
| Born | Albert Whiggs Easmon 30 June 1855 |
| Died | 21 May 1921 (aged 65) |
| Occupation | Chief Medical Officer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British Subject, |
| Education | Wesleyan Boy's High School University of Edinburgh |
Albert Whiggs Easmon (1865 – 21 May 1921) was a Sierra Leonean Creole medical doctor and the half-brother of Dr John Farrell Easmon. Easmon was among the first group of Sierra Leoneans to qualify as a medical doctor after getting a degree from Edinburgh University.[1] He became the leading gynaecologist in Freetown, Sierra Leone and had an extensive private practice.[2]
Albert Whiggs Easmon was born to Walter Richard Easmon (1824-1883) and Mah Serah, a Susu from modern-day Guinea. Albert Easmon's father belonged to a prominent Nova Scotian Settler Easmon family of Little East Street, Freetown.[1] Albert Whiggs Easmon was the younger half brother of Dr. John Farrell Easmon, who was promoted to the position of Chief Medical Officer of the Gold Coast.[1]
Education
Albert Whiggs Easmon enrolled in Edinburgh University to study medicine; he qualified in 1895, graduating with First Class Honours.[1]
Influenza epidemic
He was reportedly the only physician who did not contract influenza during the 1918–19 influenza epidemic in Freetown. According to his son Raymond S. Easmon: "Father had literally to doctor the whole city."[2]