Robert Lee (dentist), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Lee (dentist)

Ghanaian dentist from South Carolina

Date of Birth: 13-May-1920

Place of Birth: Summerville, South Carolina, United States

Date of Death: 05-Jul-2010

Profession: dentist

Nationality: Ghana

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Robert Edward Lee (13 May 1920 – 5 July 2010) was a Ghanaian dentist.
Born in South Carolina to an African-American family, he studied dentistry in Tennessee and then in 1956 emigrated to Ghana with his wife Sara, also a dentist.
They were the first black dentists in the country.
In the 1970s, Lee became involved with a campaign to refurbish forts on the coast of Ghana as monuments to the Atlantic slave trade.
He lived in Ghana until his death.