F. Nnabuenyi Ugonna

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1936 – 1990

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Who was F. Nnabuenyi Ugonna?

Frederick Nnabuenyi Ugonna, often abbreviated to F. Nnabuenyi Ugonna was a Nigerian ethnologist, linguist, and writer. He is best known for his work on the Igbo language and other African languages as well as African literature.

Ugonna was the first who initiated the thesis of J. E. Casely Hayfords Ethiopia Unbound being the first truly African novel; therefore he has written an introduction for the book's second edition in 1966.

Ugonna died of prostate cancer in 1990 in London.

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Born
Oct 12, 1936
Nationality
  • Nigeria
Died
Jun 5, 1990
London

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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