Albert Chinualumogu ACHEBE

Biographical record

Title

Prof.

Surname

ACHEBE

First Name

Albert

Other Names

Chinualumogu

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

OSSDATA Style

Date of Birth

Sunday, November 16, 1930

Status

Died

Date of Death

21 March 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts

State of Origin

Anambra State

Place of Birth

Idemili Ogidi, Anambra State

Father's Name

Isaiah Okafo Achebe

Father's Status

Deceased

Mother's Name

Janet Anaenechi Iloegbunam Achebe

Mother's Status

Deceased

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Professor Christine

Number of Children (Male)

2

Number of Children ( Female)

2

Names of Children

1, Chinelo
2. Ikechukwu
3. Chidi
4. Nwando

Profession

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Poet
University Lecturer

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Local Church Missionary Society Primary School; Government College Umuahia from 1944 to 1947; He is one of the pioneer students of the University College Ibadan in 1948; B.A. London in 1953.

Educational Qualification

B.A. London in 1953; Courses in Broadcasting at the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1956.

Previous Appointments

Worked with the Nigeria Broadcasting Company for over ten years; Lectured in many universities in the World- the United States, United Kingdom and his base at the University of Nigeria Nsukka where he occupied the seat of Dean of Arts;

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

Yes

If "Yes", please state the party(ies) and offices you have held with dates

Member of the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) in the Second Republic.

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

He wrote his first Novel, "Things Fall Apart," in 1958. published "No Longer At Ease" in I960; "Arrow of God" in 1964 and "Man of the People" in 1966; He published another book "Morning Yet on Creation Day" in 1970. He has published over two hundred stories, poems, children's stories and academic papers and essays.

Notable Quotes

Art is man's constant effort to create for himself a different order of reality from that which is given to him.”