Bethwell Allan Ogot
Bethwell Allan Ogot (born 3 August 1929) is a Kenyan historian and eminent African scholar who specialises in African history, research methods and theory. One of his works starts by saying that "to tell the story of a past so as to portray an inevitable destiny is, for humankind, a need as universal as tool-making. To that extent, we may say that a human being is, by nature, historicus.
Bethwell A. Ogot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 August 1929 Gem, Kenya |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Citizenship | Kenyan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University University of St. Andrews School of Oriental and African Studies (PhD) |
| Genre | African history, East African history, Kenyan history |
| Notable works | Zamani: A Survey of East African History, History of the Southern Luo |
| Spouse |
Grace Emily Akinyi
(m. 1959; died 2015) |
Ogot was the Chancellor of Moi University up to early 2013.
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