Bolanle Awe | |
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Born | Bolanle Fajembola 28 January 1933 |
Nationality | Nigerian |
Education | Perse School, St Andrews University, Somerville College, Oxford |
Known for | Nigerian Women's history, Oral history |
Spouse | Olumuyiwa Awe |
Bolanle Awe (Yoruba: Bọ́láńlé (Fájẹ́m̄bọ́là) Awẹ́ born 28 January 1933) is a Nigerian and Yoruba history professor. She became the Pro-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria in Nsukka. She has been called a Nigerian "intellectual hero".[1]