Dictionary of african biography
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Dictionary of African Biography
From the pharaohs to Frantz Fanon, Dictionary of African Biography provides a comprehensive overview of the lives of the dock and women who shaped Africa’s history. Unprecedented in scale, DAB covers the whole continent from Tunisia to South Africa, from Sierra Leone to Somalia. It also encompasses the full scope of history from Queen Hatsheput of Egypt (– BCE) and Hannibal, the military commander and strategist of Carthage (– BCE), to Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (–), Miriam Makeba, and Nelson Mandela of South Africa (b. ). Subjects are drawn from all walks of life, including philosophers, politicians, activists, entertainers, scholars, poets, scientists, religious figures, kings, and everyday people.
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Dictionary of African Biography
Role
Editors: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Emmanuel Akyeampong
Contributing author: Giovanni Ruffini
Description/Summary
Giovanni Ruffini is a contributing author, “Flavius Apion,” “Flavius Dioskoros,” “Bishop Georgios” and “Bishop Timotheos.”
Book description: A major biographical dictionary covering the lives and legacies of notable African men and women from all eras and walks of life. This resource tells the full story of the African continent through the lives of its people.
Publication Information
Ruffini, G. (). “Flavius Apion,” “Flavius Dioskoros,” “Bishop Georgios” and “Bishop Timotheos.” In Dictionary of African Biography. Edited by Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Emmanuel Akyeampong. New York and Oxford: Oxford University Press,
Recommended Citation
Gates, Henry Louis Jr.; Akyeampong, Emmanuel; and Ruffini, Giovanni, "Dictionary of African Biography" (). History Faculty Book Gallery.
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Dictionary of African Biography
General Editors: Emmanuel K. Akyeampong and Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Executive Editor: Steven J. Niven
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From the Pharaohs to Frantz Fanon, the Dictionary of African Biography (DAB) provides a comprehensive overview of the lives of Africans who shaped African history. The project is unprecedented in scale, covering the whole of the continent from Tunisia to South Africa, from Sierra Leone to Somalia. It also encompasses the full scope of history from Queen Hatshepsut of Egypt (– BCE) and Hannibal, the military commander and strategist of Carthage (– BCE), to Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (–), Miriam Makeba (–), and Nelson Mandela of South Africa (–). Individuals are drawn from all walks of life, including philosophers, politicians, activists, entertainers, scholars, poets, scientists, religious figures, kings, and everyday people whose lives have contributed to Africa’s history. Oxford University Press published the six-volume, entry