Wilks, Ivor

Contributed to

Forests of gold
Book 1993

Summary: Professor Emeritus Ivor G. Wilks was a noted British Africanist and historian, specializing in Ghana. Considered one of the founders of modern African historiography, he was an authority on the Ashanti Empire in Ghana and the Welsh working-class movement in the 19th century. At the time of his death, he was Professor Emeritus of History at Northwestern University in Illinois, USA. Wikipedia
Gender or Sex: Male [1][4][5]; Unknown [2]
Born: 1928 [2]; 1928-07-19 [5]
Died: 2014 [2]; 2014-10-07 [5]
Country: Great Britain [2]; Ghana [2]
Language: English [3]
Occupation: historian [5]
Profession: Historiker [2]
Employer: University of Ghana [5]; Northwestern University [5]
Educated at: University of Oxford [5]; Bangor University [5]
Country of Education: United Kingdom [5]
Archives at: National Library of Wales [5]

Sources: 1. VIAF; 2. Deutsche Nationalbibliothek (Germany); 3. Bibliothèque nationale de France; 4. Library of Congress; 5. Wikidata

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