Abiola Félix Iroko
Beninese historian (1946–2020) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Abiola Félix Iroko (1946 – 13 November 2020) was a Beninese historian and university professor.[1] He often wrote on the topic of slavery in Africa.
Abiola Félix Iroko | |
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Born | 1946 |
Died | 13 November 2020 73–74) | (aged
Nationality | Beninese |
Occupation | Historian |
Biography
Iroko earned a doctoral degree in letters and humanities from the University of Paris 1 Pantheon-Sorbonne. Throughout his career, he served as a professor of history at the University of Abomey-Calavi. He also knew how to play the zither in his youth.[2]
Iroko was an Honorary Corresponding Fellow at the Royal Academy for Overseas Sciences.[3]
Abiola Félix Iroko died on 13 November 2020.
Works
- Les villes yoruba du Dahomey : l'exemple de Ketu (1975)[4]
- Les cauris en Afrique Occidentale du dixième au vingtième siècle (1988)[5]
- L'homme et les termitières en Afrique (1996)[6]
- Calebasses béninoises : collections du Musée de l'homme, Laboratoire d'éthnologie, Musée national d'histoire naturelle (1998)[7]
- La côte des esclaves et la traite atlantique : les faits et le jugement de l'histoire (2003)[8]
References
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