▁ 1 9 9 0 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Gh ana ian ▁academic ▁who ▁taught ▁class ics ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Gh ana ▁and ▁was ▁subsequently ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Encyclopedia ▁Afr icana . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Of os u - App iah ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁a ▁village ▁called ▁Ku ku a ▁near ▁Ada w so ▁in ▁the ▁Eastern ▁Region ▁of ▁Gh ana . ▁His ▁parents ▁were ▁S eth ▁F ian ko ▁— ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁of ▁K ube ase , ▁Lar te h , ▁Gh ana ▁— ▁and ▁Ag nes ▁F ian ko ▁( née ▁Reyn olds ) ▁— ▁also ▁a ▁teacher ▁and ▁a ▁desc endant ▁of ▁the ▁royal ▁family ▁of ▁Ak rop ong , ▁Ak w ap im , ▁Gh ana . ▁His ▁education ▁started ▁at ▁Ada w so ▁Pres by ter ian ▁Primary ▁School . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁he ▁joined ▁Ach im ota ▁Second ary ▁School ▁for ▁his ▁secondary ▁education . ▁In ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁as ▁a ▁Latin ▁and ▁T wi ▁teacher ▁at ▁Ach im ota ▁School . ▁In ▁January ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁Junior ▁Staff ▁Department . ▁He ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁L ibr arian . ▁He ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁an ▁Ass istant ▁Museum ▁Cur ator . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 4 4 , ▁the ▁Ach im ota ▁Council ▁awarded ▁him ▁a ▁scholar ship ▁to ▁Oxford ▁University , ▁United