Kenneth Dike

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Kenneth Dike

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Why Is Kenneth Dike Influential?

According to Wikipedia, Kenneth Onwuka Dike was a Nigerian educationist, historian and the first Nigerian Vice-Chancellor of the nation's premier college, the University of Ibadan. During the Nigerian civil war, he moved to Harvard University. He was a founder of the Ibadan School that dominated the writing of the History of Nigeria until the 1970s. He is credited with "having played the leading role in creating a generation of African historians who could interpret their own history without being influenced by Eurocentric approaches."

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What Schools Are Affiliated With Kenneth Dike?

Kenneth Dike is affiliated with the following schools:

• University of Ibadan
• University of Aberdeen
• King's College London
• Harvard University