| Rosendo Ayres Ribeiro, MD | |
|---|---|
 Ribeiro riding his zebra | |
| Born | 1871 Goa, Portuguese India |
| Died | 2 February 1951(1951-02-02) (aged 79–80) |
| Occupation(s) | Physician and diplomat |
| Title | MD |
Rosendo Ayres Ribeiro, MD (Goa, 1871 — London, 2 February 1951) was a Portuguese physician and diplomat.
Career
He arrived in Mombasa in May 1889 and later, as Goa was part of the Portuguese Empire, was entitled Vice-Consul of Portugal in Nairobi.
He was Kenya’s first private medical practitioner and the first to diagnose bubonic plague in this country. Curiously, he used to ride a zebra he tamed to attend his patients' house calls.
Ribeiro is a recipient of the Order of British Empire for the extent of his benevolent works in Kenya.
References
- Reporter, Nairobian. "Did you know? Kenya's first private doctor visited patients on a Zebra". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2018-01-27.
- The Official Gazette of the Colony and Protectorate of Kenya. Volume XXIV, July 19, 1922.
- City Park Cemetery
- Goa.com – biographies
- TRZEBINSKI, Errol. The Kenya Pioneers. Heinemann, 1985. 240 p.
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