Femi Soyinka is the younger brother of the Noble Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.
He was also a former Provost of the College of Health Sciences of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, died on Tuesday at age 85.
The Soyinka family in a statement signed by his son, Ayodele Soyinka said he died at his home in Kukumada Village, Ibadan, Oyo State.
The statement read that , “The Soyinka Family of Ake/Isara, Ogun State, has announced the passing of their father, grandfather, great grandfather, brother, uncle Professor Femi Soyinka, which occurred in the early hours of Tuesday, 14 June 2022 at his home in Kukumada Village, Ibadan, Oyo State.
“Born in 1937, Professor Femi Soyinka received a Medical degree in Medicine and Surgery, MBchB from the University of Heidelberg, 1964; and Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from the same University in 1965. He specialised and practised as a Dermatologist, Venereologist and Allergologist at the University of Giessen, in 1969.
