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Bethwell A. Ogot | |
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| Born | 3 August 1929 Gem, Kenya[1] |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Citizenship | Kenyan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University University of St. Andrews School of Oriental and African Studies (PhD) |
| Genre | African history, East African history, Kenyan history |
| Notable works | Zamani: A Survey of East African History, History of the Southern Luo |
| Spouse |
Grace Emily Akinyi
(m. 1959; died 2015) |
Bethwell Allan Ogot (born 3 August 1929) is a Kenyan historian and eminent African scholar who specialises in African history, research methods and theory. One of his works starts by saying that "to tell the story of a past so as to portray an inevitable destiny is, for humankind, a need as universal as tool-making. To that extent, we may say that a human being is, by nature, historicus.[2]
Ogot was the Chancellor of Moi University up to early 2013.[3]
- ^ "Bethwell Allan Ogot". Mtandao wa Sanaa Kenya. Sudplanète / Southplanet. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ^ Ogot Bethwell, A. (2005). History as Destiny and History as Knowledge: Being Reflections on the Problems of Historicity and Historiography. Kisumu: Anyange Press.
- ^ "Prof. Bethwel A. Ogot, EBS", Office of the Chancellor, Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya. 15 November 2010. Archived 4 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine.