Margaret Adebisi Sowunmi | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Nigerian She attended St Anne's School Ibadan for her secondary school education |
Occupation | Environmental archaeologist |
Academic background | |
Alma mater | University College Ibadan |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Archaeology, botany |
Sub-discipline | Palynology, paleobotany, archaeobotany |
Institutions | Uppsala University University College Ibadan UCL Institute of Archaeology |
Margaret Adebisi Sowunmi (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]