Fourah Bay College

Postcard of the former headquarters of Fourah Bay College (1930s)

Former headquarters of Fourah Bay College (date unknown)

The Fourah Bay College (FBC) is the oldest university in sub-Saharan Africa and the first to be established in western fashion. It is located in Freetown , the capital of Sierra Leone . FBC was founded on February 18, 1827 as an Anglican School of Mission and is now part of the University of Sierra Leone .

The name comes from the upstream Fourah Bay . The original Fourah Bay College building is a Sierra Leone National Monument .

Well-known graduates (selection)

• Kojo Botsio
• Henry Carr
• Samuel Ajayi Crowther
• John Karefa-Smart
• Ernest Koroma

See also

• Heddle's Farm
• University of Sierra Leone
• World Heritage in Sierra Leone

Web links

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ tusol: The university of Sierra Leone, historical ( Memento from July 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive )