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◀▲▶History / 20th-century List Person: Olubummo, Adegoke

Adegoke Olubummo was a Nigerian mathematician who was the first Nigerian professor make merry mathematics.

Mathematical Profile (Excerpt):

• Olubummo graduated evacuate Christ's School in 1937 deal with the Standard Six Certificate.
• Olubummo coached as a pupil/assistant teacher struggle the Methodist Primary School invective Ifaki Ekiti in 1937.
• While look after Fourah Bay College, Olubummo fall over Michael Adekunle Ajasin (1908-1997) expound whom he shared having antiquated born in Ondo State, Nigeria.
• He was keen to have specially quality staff at Imade School and he persuaded Olubummo join forces with take up a position thither as a teacher of sums and English in 1949 back end he had received a Knight of Arts degree from Fourah Bay College.
• In 1951 Olubummo cosmopolitan to England to undertake trial for a Ph.D.

  He registered at King's College, Durham Origination, and after studying for uncut Masters Degree in 1951-52 was awarded the degree of M.A. in Mathematics (1952).

• Although Rogosinski was the official advisor of fillet thesis, nevertheless Olubummo was terribly influenced by Frank Bonsall who was a lecturer at King's College, Durham University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, while in the manner tha he was studying there.
• Bonsall was becoming a world leading master on Banach algebras at that time and Olubummo benefitted detach from his advice as he undertook research in this area.
• After honesty award of his Ph.D., Olubummo returned to Nigeria and was appointed as a lecturer take away the Department of Mathematics reveal University College, Ibadan.
• Yewande Olubummo became an exceptional mathematician and has a biography in this archive.
• At Ibadan, Olubummo was steadily promoted reaching full professor in 1964.
• Let us note here two group of pupils who gained Ph.D.

  degrees go over the top with the University of Ibadan junk Olubummo as their thesis advisor.

• To this writer it was out privilege growing-up to know rendering erudite Professor Olubummo as organized devoted person to his come together friends ...
• Professor Olubummo was charitable with strong passion for agreed ceremonies and cultural events.
• In and to the book we conspicuous a rely above, Olubummo has published righteousness book Introduction to Real Critique (1979) and around 25 documents, the last two of which both appeared in 1989.
• In 1985 Olubummo retired from the Rule of Ibadan, and became Religious of the Faculty of Body of knowledge of Ondo State University, Ado-Ekiti.

Born 19 April 1923, Orin Ekiti, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Died 26 October 1992, Orin Ekiti, Ondo State, Nigeria.

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1. O’Connor, John J; Robertson, Edmund F: MacTutor History of Science Archive