Richard Pankhurst (historian)
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Richard Keir Pethick Pankhurst OBE (3 December 1927 – 16 February 2017) was a British scholar, founding member of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, and former professor at the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.[1] His books have been reviewed in scholarly journals, with Edward Ullendorff calling his The Ethiopians as another testimony to his "remarkable diligence and industry in the service of Ethiopian studies". He is known for his research on economic history and socio-cultural studies on Ethiopia.[2][3][4][5]
For his grandfather the barrister, see Richard Pankhurst.
For the British botanist, see Richard Pankhurst (botanist).
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Richard Pankhurst | |
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Born | Richard Keir Pethick Pankhurst (1927-12-03)3 December 1927 |
Died | 16 February 2017(2017-02-16) (aged 89) |
Spouse |
Rita Eldon (m. 1957) |
Children | Alula (born 1962) Helen (born 1964) |
Parent(s) | Sylvia Pankhurst (mother) Silvio Corio (father) |
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Education | London School of Economics |
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