Margaret Adebisi Sowunmi

Margaret Adebisi Sowunmi
Born (1939-09-24) September 24, 1939 (age 85)
Kano, Nigeria
NationalityNigerian She attended St Anne's School Ibadan for her secondary school education
OccupationEnvironmental archaeologist
Academic background
Alma materUniversity College Ibadan
Academic work
DisciplineArchaeology, botany
Sub-disciplinePalynology, paleobotany, archaeobotany
InstitutionsUppsala University
University College Ibadan
UCL Institute of Archaeology

Margaret Adebisi Sowunmipronunciationⓘ (née Jadesimi) (born September 24, 1939) is a Nigerian botanist and environmental archaeologist.[1] She was Professor of Palynology and Environmental Archaeology at the University of Ibadan. She pioneered the study of environmental archaeology and palaeoethnobotany in Nigeria[2][3] and is the founder and president of the Palynological Association of Nigeria.[2]

  1. ^ "Prof. Bisi Sowumi". Yoruba Ko'ya Foundation. Retrieved 2023-03-27.
  2. ^ a b Orijemie, Emuobosa Akpo (2014), "Sowunmi, Margaret Adebisi", in Smith, Claire (ed.), Encyclopedia of Global Archaeology, Springer New York, pp. 6941–6943, doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-0465-2_2354, ISBN 9781441904652
  3. ^ Babah, Chinedu (2017-03-23). "SOWUNMI, Prof. M. Adebisi (nee Jadesimi)". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 2019-07-02.