John Donnelly Fage FRHistS (3 June 1921–6 August 2002) was a British historian who was one of the earliest exponents of 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.
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3 June 1921 Teddington, Middlesex, United Kingdom
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Died |
2002 (aged 80) Machynlleth, Powys, United Kingdom
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Zodiac | Gemini |
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