Reginald Fraser Amonoo

Reginald Fraser Amonoo is a Ghanaian academic. He is a retired professor of modern languages at the University of Ghana and the University of Zimbabwe. He is a former president of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Early life and education Amonoo was born on 16 March 1932. He had his secondary education at Achimota School from 1943 to 1950. He entered the University College of the Gold Coast in 1951 and obtained his bachelor's degree in 1956. He continued at the University of Manchester in 1956 for his masters' and doctorate degree which was awarded to him in October, 1958. He studied at the University of Paris, Sorbonne from 1962 to 1965.

Career Academic A year after his studies abroad, he joined the faculty of the University of Ghana as acting head and later head of the modern languages department. He served in that capacity until 1980. During that period he acted as the dean of arts on various occasions. He became substantive dean of arts in 1984 until 1988. and also served as an external examiner for universities in Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria and Sierra Leone.

Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences Amonoo was elected as a fellow of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1972. He served as the academy's treasurer from 1977 to 1988. and also an honorary treasurer for the International Council for Philosophy and Humanistic Studies (CIPSH - UNESCO).