Solomon Adeboye Oladele BABALOLA, Prof.

University Lecturer

BA MA, Ph.D; linguist, educationist, Professor of African Languages and Literature, University of Lagost; b: December 17, 1926; ht: Ipetumodu; so: Oyo; m: Modupe Olayinka George; 1955; nc: one s, three d; ed: Christ's Primary School, Ipetmodu, 1931-37; Igbobi College, Lagos, 1938-43; Achimota College, Ghana, 1944-46; Queen's College, Cambridge, England, 1948-51; Institute of Education, University of Cambridge, England, 1955-56; School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, England, 1961-63; cr: Principal, Igbobi College, Lagos, 1958-61; Dean, School of African and Asian Studies, University of Lagos, 1969-73; prof. African Languages and Literature, University of Lagos, 1969-87; Head, Department of African Languages and Literature, University of Lagos, 1974-77; Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, 1977-79; prof. Emeritus, African Languages and Literature, Univeristy of Lagos, 1987; v-presd. for Africa, Inter national Society for Folk Narrative Research, 1969-84; Council mem. West African Linguistic Society, 1983-86; ah. Scored Al Distinction in Nine Subjects,. Cambridge School Certificate Examination, 1943, Amaury Talbot Prize (Doctoral Thesis)…