J.D. Fage | |
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| Born | John Donnelly Fage 3 June 1921 Teddington, Middlesex, United Kingdom |
| Died | 6 August 2002 (aged 81) Machynlleth, Powys, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Alma mater | Cambridge University |
| Subject | African history |
| Notable works | A History of Africa (1978) |
John Donnelly Fage FRHistS (3 June 1921–6 August 2002) was a British historian who was among the first academics to specialise in African history, especially of the pre-colonial period, in the United Kingdom and West Africa. He published a number of influential studies on West African history including Introduction to the History of West Africa (1955). He subsequently co-founded the Journal of African History, the first specialist academic journal in the field, with Roland Oliver in 1960.