| LC control no. | n 79141235 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Ajayi, J. F. Ade |
| Variant(s) | Ajayi, F. A. (Festus Ade) Ajayi, Jacob Festus Ade Ade-Ajayi, J. F. (Jacob Festus) Ade Ajayi, Jacob Festus |
| Associated country | Nigeria |
| Birth date | 1929-05-26 |
| Death date | 2014-08-09 |
| Place of birth | Ikole (Nigeria) |
| Field of activity | Africa--History |
| Affiliation | University of Lagos University of Ibadan University College (Ibadan, Nigeria) International Association of Universities Association of African Universities United Nations University. Council |
| Profession or occupation | Historians College teachers College administrators |
| Found in | Milestones in Nigerian history, 1962. African historiography, 1993: t.p. (Jacob Ade Ajayi) p. vi (Professor Jacob Festus Adeniyi Ajayi) Int'l WW 1993-1994, 1993: p. 19 (Ajayi, Jacob Festus Ade, Nigerian professor of history; b. May 26, 1929, Ikole-Ekiti) Issues in African development, c1995: t.p. (J.F. Ade-Ajayi) Guardian (online), viewed Sept. 12, 2014 (JF Ade Ajayi; Jacob Festus Ade Ajayi; b. May 26, 1929, Ikole Ekiti, Nigeria; d. Aug. 9, 2014; pioneer in the study of African history who highlighted native perspectives and the complexities of colonial-era change) Dictionary of African Biography, accessed October 21, 2014, via Oxford African American Studies Center database: (Ade Ajayi, Jacob Festus; historian; born 26 May 1929 in Ikole-Ekiti, Nigeria; PhD from the University of London (1958); full professor of history at the University of Ibadan, Nigeria (1963); member of the International Committee for UNESCO General History of Africa; editor of UNESCO's General History of Africa, volume six (1989); served as master of Nnamdi Azikwe Hall (1966-1972); dean of arts (1964-1966), head of department of history (1966- 1969) and deputy vice chancellor (1966-1968) at the University of Ibadan; vice chancellor of the University of Lagos (1972); member of the executive board and vice president of the Association of African Universities (1980-1990); chairman of the Governing Council of the United Nations University (1974-1980); awarded a Nigerian National Merit Award by the Federal Government of Nigeria and Distinguished Africanist Award by the African Studies Association (1993); was a Honorary Fellow, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London; 25th Anniversary Gold Medal Winner, University of Lagos; Honorary Vice President for Life, Royal African Society, London) |
| Associated language | eng |
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