Frank Gibbs Tetteh O'Baka Torto, FGA, MV (10 October 1921 – May 1984) was a Ghanaian chemist and a professor at the University of Ghana.
He was accepted into the Queen Mary University of London a constituent college of the University of London studying there from the bachelors level; graduating with first class honours[3] to doctorate level, he was awarded his doctorate (Ph.D.) degree in chemistry in 1947.
[4][1][5][6] He returned to Ghana in 1947 after his studies abroad and joined the faculty of Achimota College's intermediate department as a lecturer.
[9][10] That same year, he was named with Stephen Oluwole Awokoya by the then Secretary-General of the United Nations; U Thant among eight scientific secretaries for a United Nations conference on the application of science and technology for the benefit of less developed areas, a conference that was held in Geneva, Switzerland.
[13][14][15] He was then appointed dean of the faculty of Science at the University of Ghana in 1969 taking over from Alan Nunn May, he served in this capacity until 1971.
He was also an editorial board member for the West African Journal of Biological and Applied Chemistry.
[26] Some of his works include; Frank married Iris Aku Torto (née Akwei) in 1949.