Robert Smith | |
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Born | 31 January 1919 |
Died | 29 November 2009
London, England | (aged 90)
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Robert Sidney Smith (31 January 1919 – 29 November 2009 in London, England) was an expert on the history of the Yoruba people of Nigeria and was a senior lecturer and then professor of history at the universities of Lagos, Ife and Ibadan. [1] He was born on 31 January 1919. For many years, he lived near Kew Gardens in London and died in London on 29 November 2009.[ citation needed]
Smith studied and taught at the Institute of African Studies in the University of Ibadan in Nigeria from its foundation in 1962. [2][ page needed]
Smith authored the following books:
A festschrift was published in his honour Falola, Toyin & Law, Robin (eds.) (1992) Warfare and diplomacy in precolonial Nigeria: Essays in honor of Robert Smith, Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin.
Robert Smith | |
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Born | 31 January 1919 |
Died | 29 November 2009
London, England | (aged 90)
Academic work | |
Discipline | History |
Robert Sidney Smith (31 January 1919 – 29 November 2009 in London, England) was an expert on the history of the Yoruba people of Nigeria and was a senior lecturer and then professor of history at the universities of Lagos, Ife and Ibadan. [1] He was born on 31 January 1919. For many years, he lived near Kew Gardens in London and died in London on 29 November 2009.[ citation needed]
Smith studied and taught at the Institute of African Studies in the University of Ibadan in Nigeria from its foundation in 1962. [2][ page needed]
Smith authored the following books:
A festschrift was published in his honour Falola, Toyin & Law, Robin (eds.) (1992) Warfare and diplomacy in precolonial Nigeria: Essays in honor of Robert Smith, Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin.