Tekena Tamuno
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Tekena Tamuno | |
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| Born | 28 January 1932 |
| Died | 11 April 2015 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | Nigeria |
| Alma mater | University of London |
| Known for | Historiography of Africa |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Historian |
| Institutions | University of Ibadan |
Tekena Nitonye Tamuno (28 January 1932 – 11 April 2015) was a Nigerian historian and Vice-chancellor of the University of Ibadan. He was the President of the Board of Trustees of Bells University of Technology.[1]
Education and career
Tamuno attended St Peter's School in his hometown of Okrika for primary education. Upon completion he attended Okrika Grammar School. From 1953 to 1958 he studied history at the University of Ibadan before leaving the country in 1960 to continue his studies at Birkbeck, University of London and Columbia University. In 1962 he joined the Department of History at the University of Ibadan where he remains as Professor Emeritus.[2]
In addition to his administrative and teaching career, he is an author and has chaired public service commissions.
Tamuno died on 11 April 2015 in Ibadan, aged 83.[3]
University of Ibadan timeline
- Lecturer, 1963
- Senior Lecturer, 1967
- Professor, 1971
- Head, department of History, 1972–1975
- Dean, Faculty of Arts, 1973–1975
- Vice Chancellor, 1975-1979.
Selected books
- Nigeria and Elective Representation, 1923-1947.Heinemann (1966)
- The evolution of the Nigerian state;: The Southern phase, 1898-1914. Humanities Press, 1972. ISBN 0-391-00232-5
- Abebe: Portrait of a Nigerian leader. ALF Publications, 1991. ISBN 978-31191-7-6
- Herbert Macaulay, Nigerian patriot. Heinemann Educational, 1975. ISBN 0-435-94472-X
- Nigeria: Its people and its problems. ISBN 978-31069-1-0
- Nigerian universities, their students and their society: Factors of leadership, time, and circumstance. ISBN 978-31069-0-2
- The police in modern Nigeria, 1861-1965: Origins, development, and role.
- Nigeria Since Independence. Heinemann Educational Books. ISBN 978-129-481-7
References
- ^ "I Won't Go to Court Over Sacked Varsity Councils". AllAfrica.com. 12 June 2008. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ "The Igbo, their Nigeria". Daily Sun. 30 November 2007. Retrieved 15 October 2009.
- ^ Fabowale, Yinka (13 April 2015). "Tamuno, ex-UI VC, dies". The Sun. Retrieved 13 April 2015.
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- Use dmy dates from August 2010
- Nigerian academics
- 1932 births
- 2015 deaths
- Alumni of Birkbeck, University of London
- Columbia University alumni
- University of Ibadan faculty
- Educators from Rivers State
- Nigerian historians
- People from Okrika
- Writers from Rivers State
- Historians of Nigeria
- Vice-Chancellors of the University of Ibadan