About Edward Carey Francis
Lived 1897 – 1966 (aged 68). Edward Carey Francis was a mathematician.
Edward Carey Francis OBE, (13 September 1897 – 27 July 1966) was a British mathematician and Anglican missionary to Kenya, where he became "arguably the most influential educationist in Kenya's modern history".
He was born in Hampstead, London. He was educated first at William Ellis School, becoming head-boy of the school and captain of the cricket, football, tennis and athletics teams. and being mentioned in despatches. On completion of the war he took up a scholarship to read mathematics at Trinity College, Cambridge.
Francis died in Nairobi on 27 July 1966 and was buried within the grounds of Alliance High School. On his death, a silence was held in the House of Representatives, an honour usually reserved for Heads of State.
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British mathematician and Kenyan missionary
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Edward Carey Francis was born on 13 September 1897 in Hampstead.
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Edward Carey Francis died on 27 July 1966 in Nairobi.
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Edward Carey Francis was a mathematician.
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