Samuel Okoye, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Samuel Okoye

Nigerian physicist

Date of Birth: 26-Jul-1939

Place of Birth: Umuahia, Abia State, Nigeria

Date of Death: 18-Nov-2009

Profession: writer, physicist, astrophysicist

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Samuel Ejikeme Okoye (26 July 1939 – 18 November 2009) was a Nigerian astrophysicist from Amawbia in Anambra State, Nigeria.
He became a British citizen in 2005 and was the first black African to obtain a doctorate in Radio Astronomy.