Joseph Eyitayo ADETORO

Biographical record

Title

Dr

Surname

ADETORO

First Name

Joseph

Other Names

Eyitayo

Gender

Male

Source of Publication

NIBC Who's Who (3rd Edition)

Date of Birth

December 16, 1933

Status

Died

Date of Death

22-03-2010

State of Origin

Kwara

Place of Birth

Kwara

Father's Status

N/A

Mother's Status

N/A

Marital Status

Married

Name of Spouse

Francisca Bamidele Ayo, 1959

Number of Children (Male)

1

Number of Children ( Female)

7

Profession

educationist, lecturer, administrator

Education Level

Tertiary

Schools Attended with Dates

Mopa Baptist School, 1939-45; Middle School, Okene, 1946-47; Barewa College, 1948-52; Nigerian College of Arts, Science aid Technology, Zaria, 1952-54; University College, Ibadan, 1954-57; Keble College, Oxford University, UK, 1957-58; University of Birmingham, UK, 1962-63; University of Alberta, Canada, 1963-65.

Educational Qualification

BA, M.Ed, Ph.D;

Membership of Professional Bodies/Professional Qualifications

Deputy Life Governor, America Biographical Research Association; Charter Fellow: honoris Causa, College of Preceptors, 1975; International Biographical Association, 1977

Previous Appointments

Chairman, St. John’s Council of Nigeria, 1967-77; Federal Commissioner of
Health, 1967-70; Federal comm.of Agriculture and Natural Resources, 1970; Federal
comm, of Industries, 1970-74; Senior Lecturer, University of Lagos, 1968-75; Acting
Director, Institute of Education, University of Ilorin, 1982-84; Senior Lecturer, Institute
of Education, University of Ilorin; National Chairman, The Most Venerable Order of the
St. John’s Hospital of Jerusalem, Nigeria Chapter, 1967-77

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Traditional Titles

Balogun of Mopa; Olukohi of Okeyao, 1969.

Creative Work/Major Exhibitions

The Handbook of Education In Nigeria, 1966; Philosophy and education; An
introduction, 1975; An Introduction In the History, Science and Philosophy of Numbers
and the Role of Seven, 1977; ABC of Philosophy and over a dozen History and
Geography textbooks published by Macmillan and Lutterwork.

Hobbies

Writing, travelling

Residential Address

23 Emily Akinola Street, Akoka, Lagos