Kenneth Onwuka DIKE

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

DIKE

First Name

Kenneth

Other Names

Onwuka

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

December 17, 1917

Status

Alive

Date of Death

October 26, 1983

Place of Birth

Akwa

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Mrs Ona Dike

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

3

Names of Children

NAMES OF CHILDREN:
Nneka, Emeka, Chinwe, Ona and Obi

Profession

historian

Working Experience

Director, National Archives
Director, Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan
Vice-Chancellor, University of Ibadan, 1960-1967
Ambassador, Biafra, 1967-1970
Vice-Chancellor, Nsukka University, Biafran Territory
Chair, Nigerian Antiquities Commission
Chair, Committee on African Studies, Harvard University, United States, 1971-1973
Lecturer, Harvard University, United States, 1971-1978
President, Anambra State University.

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Dennis Memorial grammar schol, Onitsha; Achimota College, Ghana; Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone; University of Durham, England; University of Aberdeen, Scotland; University of London, England.

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

PUBLICATION:
- Report on the Preservation and Administration of Historical Records in Nigeria, 1953;
- Trade and Politics in the Niger Delta 1830-1890, 1956;
- A Hundred years of British Rule in Nigeria appeared, 1957;
- The Origins of the Niger Mission, 1958;

Outstanding Achievements

first Nigerian Vice-Chancellor of the nation's premier college, the University of Ibadan

Other Relevant Information

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Dike

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Dike

Source

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Dike