Saburi Biobaku | |
|---|---|
| 2nd Vice chancellor of the University of Lagos | |
| In office 1965–1971 | |
| Preceded by | Eni Njoku |
| Succeeded by | J. F. Ade Ajayi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 June 1918 Abeokuta, Southern Region, British Nigeria (now in Ogun State, Nigeria) |
| Died | 2001 (aged 82–83) |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Known for | Yoruba historiography |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | History |
| Institutions | University of Ibadan University of Lagos |
Saburi Oladeni Biobaku CMG (1918–2001) was a Nigerian scholar, a historian who was among a set of Yoruba historians who followed the pioneering effort of Samuel Johnson in setting the foundations of Yoruba historiography and creating reference notes of indigenous African historical literature.[1]
He was a former vice-chancellor of the University of Lagos[2] and served as a pro-chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University.