funeral Francis Allotey died of natural causes on 2 November 2017. The Ghanaian government accorded him a state funeral in recognition of his contributions to the advancement of science and technology in Ghana. His body was interred in his hometown, Saltpond, Central Region. References External links AIMS Ghana Allotey profile 1932 births 2017 deaths Akan people Alumni of Imperial College London Fante people Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences Fellows of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences Founder Fellows of the African Academy of Sciences Ghana National College alumni Ghanaian mathematicians Ghanaian physicists Ghanaian Roman Catholics Ghanaian scientists Honorary Fellows of the Institute of Physics Academic staff of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology People from Central Region (Ghana) Princeton University alumni