Courtenay Felix Bartholomew (1931 – 7 May 2021) was a Trinidad and Tobago physician, scientist, and author.
Courtenay Bartholomew was born in 1931 and grew up in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.
[3] He had a keen interest in biology and chemistry, but disliked physics: his dream was to become a physician.
Two people inspired him the most: Dr. Aldwin Gerard Francis and his own uncle, who also wanted to become a physician but was forced to abandon this dream due to racial prejudice in Canada.
[3] He also studied internal diseases, scorpion sting venom, acute pancreatitis, Hepatitis A and B.