Obituary notice: Prof Bassey W. Andah
Idowu Olayinka
Netters,
We have just confirmed the untimely death of Professor Dr Bassey W. Andah.
He was until his untimely death (age circa 57) the Deputy Vice-Chancellor
(Administration) at the University of Ibadan, as well as the President,
World Archaeological Congress.
May his great and humble soul rest in perfect peace.
His remains would be interred next week.
Idowu
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Idowu Olayinka
Emeka,
Sorry, I am not able to assist here, but the late Professor hailed from
Akwa-Ibom State of Nigeria.
Idowu
At 14:11 07.01.1998 -0500, you wrote:
>Idowu:
>
>I don't know if you'd be able to help here, but can you or anyone else
>please confirm if the "W" in Prof. Andah's name was for "Wai-Ogosu"(?). Was
>he on the faculty of the Univ. of Ghana, Legon, back in the very late 60s
>and early 70s? Did he speak fluent Igbo and several other languages? Did he
>graduate from Berkeley?
>
>I sincerely hope it is not the same person. If it is then we as a nation
>have lost a most wonderful human being.
>
>Emeka.
Akinwumi Ogundiran
Thank you Mr. Olayinka for the news of Prof. Andah's death. He was my
dissertattion advisor at Univerity of Ibadan. It is regretted that he
died untimely. His death is a big blow to the archaeological profession,
and it will create a major vacuum in African archaeology. Prof. Bassey
Andah was the first African to obtain a Ph.D. degree in archaeology and in
the past 27 years he has been a major factor in African archaeology. He
has contributed immensely to the development and growth of archaeology in
Nigeria and the 'Ibadan School of Archaeology' is almost synonymous with
Prof. Andah's name. At Ibadan, his Pan-African perspective was a thorn in
the flesh of Eurocentric ordering of knowledge. Many generations of
students, including myself, are indebted to him for opening our minds and
senses to the African-logic of thoughts. My condolence to his wife, and
their two sons and one daughter.
May his soul rest in perpetual peace, Amen.
Akin Ogundiran
Emeka Ofobike
Idowu:
I don't know if you'd be able to help here, but can you or anyone else
please confirm if the "W" in Prof. Andah's name was for "Wai-Ogosu"(?). Was
he on the faculty of the Univ. of Ghana, Legon, back in the very late 60s
and early 70s? Did he speak fluent Igbo and several other languages? Did he
graduate from Berkeley?
I sincerely hope it is not the same person. If it is then we as a nation
have lost a most wonderful human being.
Emeka.