Was born on December 18th,1895 in Bepong, Kwahu in the Eastern region of Ghana.
Dr JB Danquah began schooling at the Basel Mission school at Kyibi then to Basel Senior School at Begoro all in the Eastern region of Ghana.
On 4th February, 1965,Dr Joseph Boakye (JB) Danquah, one of Ghana's statesmen, a member of the Big Six, a lawyer, an author, a Chief and playwright, died in Nsawam prison of a heart attack for allegedly being implicated in a plot against the President-Kwame Nkrumah in 1964.
Dr JB Danquah is famous for undertaking the research that gave Gold Coast its new name-Ghana when it attained independence in 1957. He also played an important role in the establishment of the University of Ghana, the premier and largest university in Ghana.
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