Rex Quartey

Rexford Quartey was a Ghanaian writer and poet. He served as the president of the Ghana Association of Writers, and also the public relations officer of the SIC Insurance Company.

Early life and education Quartey was born on 6 May 1944 in Accra. He studied at the Accra Academy from 1959 to 1963, and proceeded to the University of Cape Coast (then the University College of Cape Coast), where he studied Mathematics, Physics and Education from 1966 to 1968. While at the university, he was the president of the university's Students' Christian Union in 1967. He was also the Ghana Association of Writers representative at the National Media Commission, and a founding member and board member of CopyGhana; a body that advocated for the rights of publishers in Ghana.

Honours He was the recipient of the 1st prize for African Studies, in the All Africa competition at the University of California in 1970.

Personal life Quartey married Mavis Quenu in 1976. As at 1979, they had a daughter. He died on 29 November 2015, and was buried on 27 February 2016.

His hobbies included; playing tennis, listening to classical and modern music, and writing.