Daniel Adzei Bekoe was born on 7 December 1928 to A.S. Adzete Bekoe and Jessie Nadu Bekoe at Abokobi. His father was then a teacher at the Abokobi Presbyterian School. His father was transferred to teach at the Teshie Presbyterian School, Salem in 1934 and a year later, Daniel Bekoe began his early education at the school. He completed his early education in December 1942 and was enrolled at Achimota School in January1943 after passing his Cambridge examinations. In 1947, he was a member of the first batch of students to be enrolled at Achimota School for the newly introduced sixth form education. He entered the University of Ghana, then the University College of the Gold Coast as one of the 92 students to be admitted as the first batch of students in the institution in 1948. He was also one of the first residents of the institution's first hall of residence; the Legon hall. In June, 1953 he graduated with First Class honours receiving his University of London special degree in Chemistry with subsidiary in Mathematics. He later received his PhD in Chemical Crystallography from the University of Oxford at Balliol College and an honorary D.Sc. from the University of Ghana.
The Crystal Structure of i-Erythritol and its relationships to some derived d and 1 and racemic substances, Proceedings of the Royal Society, 250 A, pp. 301–15 ;
The Crystal Structure of Tetracyanoethylene, Zeitschrift für Krystallographie, 113, pp. 1–22 ;
The Crystal Structure of the Hexahydrated Calcium Salt of Hexacyanoisobutylene, Acta Crystallographica, 22, pp. 657–665 ;
A Re-investigation of the Crystal Structure of Tetracyanoethylene,Abstracts of Bozeman Meeting of the American Crystallographic Association, p. 87 ;
Molecular Structure of Cedrela Odorata Substance B,Chemical Communications, 14, pp. 301–2 ;
The Crystallographic Evidence for the Molecular Structure of Mexicanolide, Ph.D. Thesis of S.A. Adeoye ;
The Crystal Structure of N, N-Diethyldithiocarbamato-triphenylstanne, M.Sc. Thesis of K.A. Woode ;
Hexamethylbenzene-Tetracyamoethylene Complex at 113K: Structure and Energy Calculations, Acta Crystallographica, B 34, pp. 2777–2781 ;
The Dilemma of the Scientist , pp. 61–4;
The Energy Problem in Perspective, Proceedings of the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences, XIV, pp. 15–24 ;
International Cooperation in Science and Technology for Development Statement on the Symposium, International Symposium on Science and Technology for Development, Singapore, 22–26 January 1979, pp. 7–13;
Mobilizing Science and Technology to Increase Endogenous Capabilities in Developing Countries, Science, Technology and Society – Needs, Challenges and Limitations'' , Pergamon Press, pp. 457–63.
