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Born | 15 June 1939 Ondo, Nigeria | (age 85)
Awards | Long Service Award, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2002; Ambassador of Goodwill, State of Arkansas, 2013; Fulbright Scholarship, 2006 |
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Discipline | History, Islamic history, Nigerian history |
Institutions | University of Lagos, Nigeria |
Tajudeen Gbadebo Olusanya Gbadamosi (alias T.G.O. Gbadamosi, born 15 June 1939) is a Nigerian historian and retired academic, who was a professor of history at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. [1] His areas of research interests included African history, Nigerian history, Yoruba history, and the history of Islam in Africa with a particular emphasis on Nigeria.
Tajudeen Gbadamosi was born in Ondo State, where he attended Ondo Boys’ High School from 1952 to 1956, before moving to King's College, Lagos, where he completed his secondary school education in 1958. He proceeded to the University College, Ibadan the following year, obtaining his bachelor's degree in history in 1962. In 1965, he obtained his Ph.D. in history from the same institution.
Gbadamosi began his teaching career as a foundational faculty at the newly established Department of History at the University of Lagos, Nigeria in October 1965. He rose through the ranks from then until he was appointed a full professor in December 1982. From 2005 to 2006, Gbadamosi was a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. [2] He was a Visiting Associate Professor of History at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 1979 to 1980; and a visiting scholar at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London in 1971 and 1978. [3]
He is a member of the following professional bodies: Nigerian Academy of Letters, Historical Society of Nigeria, Canadian Association of America Studies, African Studies Association of America, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Nigerian Institute of Management, Nigeria–Arab Association, and Counseling Association of Nigeria.
Chief Gbadamosi was married to Chief Jumoke Gbadamosi (née Shadare), a member of an Isinkan royal family. Prior to her death, both he and his wife held titles in the Nigerian chieftaincy system.
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Tajudeen Gbadamosi | |
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Born | 15 June 1939 Ondo, Nigeria | (age 85)
Awards | Long Service Award, University of Lagos, Nigeria, 2002; Ambassador of Goodwill, State of Arkansas, 2013; Fulbright Scholarship, 2006 |
Academic work | |
Discipline | History, Islamic history, Nigerian history |
Institutions | University of Lagos, Nigeria |
Tajudeen Gbadebo Olusanya Gbadamosi (alias T.G.O. Gbadamosi, born 15 June 1939) is a Nigerian historian and retired academic, who was a professor of history at the University of Lagos, Nigeria. [1] His areas of research interests included African history, Nigerian history, Yoruba history, and the history of Islam in Africa with a particular emphasis on Nigeria.
Tajudeen Gbadamosi was born in Ondo State, where he attended Ondo Boys’ High School from 1952 to 1956, before moving to King's College, Lagos, where he completed his secondary school education in 1958. He proceeded to the University College, Ibadan the following year, obtaining his bachelor's degree in history in 1962. In 1965, he obtained his Ph.D. in history from the same institution.
Gbadamosi began his teaching career as a foundational faculty at the newly established Department of History at the University of Lagos, Nigeria in October 1965. He rose through the ranks from then until he was appointed a full professor in December 1982. From 2005 to 2006, Gbadamosi was a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence at LeMoyne-Owen College, Memphis, Tennessee, U.S. [2] He was a Visiting Associate Professor of History at King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia from 1979 to 1980; and a visiting scholar at the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London in 1971 and 1978. [3]
He is a member of the following professional bodies: Nigerian Academy of Letters, Historical Society of Nigeria, Canadian Association of America Studies, African Studies Association of America, Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, Nigerian Institute of Management, Nigeria–Arab Association, and Counseling Association of Nigeria.
Chief Gbadamosi was married to Chief Jumoke Gbadamosi (née Shadare), a member of an Isinkan royal family. Prior to her death, both he and his wife held titles in the Nigerian chieftaincy system.
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