Dr. Bethwell Allan Ogot

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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:academic
gptkb:historian
author
gptkbp:author A History of the Southern Luo
Decolonization and Independence in Kenya, 1940-93
History of the Great Lakes Region of Africa
Kenya: The Making of a Nation, 1890-1990
Africa from the Sixteenth to the Eighteenth Century (UNESCO General History of Africa, Vol. 5)
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Moran_of_the_Order_of_the_Burning_Spear_(MBS)
gptkb:Elder_of_the_Order_of_the_Burning_Spear_(EBS)
gptkbp:birthDate 1929-02-03
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Gem_Location,_Siaya_County,_Kenya
gptkbp:children one son
gptkbp:editor Kenya Historical Review
Journal of Eastern African Research and Development
gptkbp:education gptkb:School_of_Oriental_and_African_Studies,_University_of_London
gptkb:University_of_St_Andrews
gptkb:Makerere_University
gptkbp:fieldOfWork history
oral traditions
decolonization
African studies
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Dr. Bethwell Allan Ogot
gptkbp:influenced Kenyan historiography
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Jomo_Kenyatta
B.A. Ogot's teachers at Makerere University
gptkbp:knownFor African history
East African history
decolonization studies
gptkbp:language gptkb:Dholuo
English
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Kenya_National_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkb:African_Academy_of_Sciences
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:Kenyan
gptkbp:position Chancellor of Moi University
Chairman of the Kenya National Archives and Documentation Service
Professor at University of Nairobi
Chairman of the International Scientific Committee for the UNESCO General History of Africa
Director of Institute of Research and Postgraduate Studies, Maseno University
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Grace_Ogot
gptkbp:status living (as of 2024)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Chancellor,_Moi_University
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7