Saburi Biobaku

Historian, Academic

1918 – 2001

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Who was Saburi Biobaku?

Saburi Oladeni Biobaku was a Nigerian scholar and historian who was among a set of Yoruba historians who followed the pioneering effort of Samuel Johnson in setting the foundations of Yoruba historiography and creating reference notes of indigenous African historical literature.

He was a former Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos and served as a pro-chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University.

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Born
Jun 16, 1918
Abeokuta
Also known as
  • Biobaku, S.O
  • Saburi O. Biobaku
Religion
  • Islam
Ethnicity
  • Yoruba people
Nationality
  • Nigeria
Profession
Education
  • Trinity College, Cambridge
Died
2001

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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