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'''Solomon Adeboye Babalola''' (born, December 17, 1926, Ipetumodu, [[Osun State]], [[Nigeria]] – December 15, 2008) was a Nigerian academic, poet and scholar.<ref name=who/>
'''Solomon Adeboye Babalola''' (born Ipetumodu, [[Osun State]], [[Nigeria]], 17 December 1926 – 15 December 2008) was a Nigerian academic, poet and scholar.<ref name=who/>


==Career==
==Career==
Professor Solomon Adeboye Babalola attended [[Achimota School|Achimota College]] in [[Ghana]]. After obtaining his bachelor's degree in 1946, he taught at [[Igbobi College]].<ref name =who/> In 1948, he received a second scholarship for his bachelor's degree at [[Queens' College, Cambridge]], earning his degree in 1952. He came back to Igbobi College to continue teaching and he rose to become the first African principal of the school, despite being the youngest staff member. He was awarded a doctoral scholarship in Yoruba literature. 1n 1962, he was appointed as a lecturer at the Institute of African Studies of [[Obafemi Awolowo University]]. He also earned a doctoral degree at the [[University of London]]. In 1963, he was professor of African Languages at the [[University of Lagos]]. In 1966, he published ''The Content and Form of Yoruba Ijala'', published by the [[Oxford University Press]]. The work introduced Yoruba folk tales, poetic forms and an annotated anthology of Ijala (hunter's songs) poems, translated into English. It won the Amaury Talbot Prize for the best contribution to the people of West Africa's literature that year. The work also opened up for international research on African languages, under Babalola's management at the [[University of Lagos]]. The university's School of African and Asian Studies was founded in 1967, with Babalola one of three lecturers, and focused on [[Languages of Nigeria|Nigerian languages]] such as [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]], [[Igbo language|Igbo]], [[Edo language|Edo]] and [[Hausa language|Hausa]].<ref name="old-unilag">{{cite web|title=Brief History of the Department of African and Asian Studies [archived]|url=http://196.45.48.50/departmentdetail.php?sno=1&parentid=15|website=About Us - Faculties of ARTS »» Department AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES [archived]|publisher=University of Lagos|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>
Solomon Adeboye Babalola attended [[Achimota School|Achimota College]] in [[Ghana]]. After obtaining his bachelor's degree in 1946, he taught at [[Igbobi College]].<ref name =who/> In 1948, he received a second scholarship for his bachelor's degree at [[Queens' College, Cambridge]], earning his degree in 1952. He came back to Igbobi College to continue teaching and he rose to become the first African principal of the school, despite being the youngest staff member. He was awarded a doctoral scholarship in Yoruba literature. 1n 1962, he was appointed as a lecturer at the Institute of African Studies of [[Obafemi Awolowo University]]. He also earned a doctoral degree at the [[University of London]]. In 1963, he was professor of African Languages at the [[University of Lagos]].


In 1966, he published ''The Content and Form of Yoruba Ijala'' ([[Oxford University Press]]). The work introduced Yoruba folk tales, poetic forms and an annotated anthology of Ijala (hunter's songs) poems, translated into English. It won the Amaury Talbot Prize for the best contribution to the people of West Africa's literature that year. The work also opened up for international research on African languages, under Babalola's management at the [[University of Lagos]]. The university's School of African and Asian Studies was founded in 1967, with Babalola one of three lecturers, and focused on [[Languages of Nigeria|Nigerian languages]] such as [[Yoruba language|Yoruba]], [[Igbo language|Igbo]], [[Edo language|Edo]] and [[Hausa language|Hausa]].<ref name="old-unilag">{{cite web|title=Brief History of the Department of African and Asian Studies [archived]|url=http://196.45.48.50/departmentdetail.php?sno=1&parentid=15|website=About Us - Faculties of ARTS »» Department AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES [archived]|publisher=University of Lagos|accessdate=18 April 2018}}</ref>
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Babalola's scholarly works have been prominent in preserving a great deal of African oral traditions.<ref name=who>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=ko0HAQAAIAAJ&q=Solomon+Adeboye+Babalola&dq=Solomon+Adeboye+Babalola|title=Who's who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries|author1=Janheinz Jahn|author2=Ulla Schild|author3=Almut Nordmann Seiler|publisher=Horst Erdmann Verlag|year=1972|isbn=9783771101534}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/47356/S-Adeboye-Babalola|title=S. Adeboye Babalola|website=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>

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Babalola's scholarly works have been prominent in preserving a great deal of African oral traditions.<ref name=who>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/?id=ko0HAQAAIAAJ&q=Solomon+Adeboye+Babalola&dq=Solomon+Adeboye+Babalola|title=Who's Who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries|author1=Janheinz Jahn|author2=Ulla Schild|author3=Almut Nordmann Seiler|publisher=Horst Erdmann Verlag|year=1972|isbn=9783771101534}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/47356/S-Adeboye-Babalola|title=S. Adeboye Babalola|website=Encyclopædia Britannica}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 22:58, 29 December 2019

Solomon Adeboye Babalola (born Ipetumodu, Osun State, Nigeria, 17 December 1926 – 15 December 2008) was a Nigerian academic, poet and scholar.[1]

Career

Solomon Adeboye Babalola attended Achimota College in Ghana. After obtaining his bachelor's degree in 1946, he taught at Igbobi College.[1] In 1948, he received a second scholarship for his bachelor's degree at Queens' College, Cambridge, earning his degree in 1952. He came back to Igbobi College to continue teaching and he rose to become the first African principal of the school, despite being the youngest staff member. He was awarded a doctoral scholarship in Yoruba literature. 1n 1962, he was appointed as a lecturer at the Institute of African Studies of Obafemi Awolowo University. He also earned a doctoral degree at the University of London. In 1963, he was professor of African Languages at the University of Lagos.

In 1966, he published The Content and Form of Yoruba Ijala (Oxford University Press). The work introduced Yoruba folk tales, poetic forms and an annotated anthology of Ijala (hunter's songs) poems, translated into English. It won the Amaury Talbot Prize for the best contribution to the people of West Africa's literature that year. The work also opened up for international research on African languages, under Babalola's management at the University of Lagos. The university's School of African and Asian Studies was founded in 1967, with Babalola one of three lecturers, and focused on Nigerian languages such as Yoruba, Igbo, Edo and Hausa.[2]

Babalola's scholarly works have been prominent in preserving a great deal of African oral traditions.[1][3]

References

  1. ^ a b c Janheinz Jahn; Ulla Schild; Almut Nordmann Seiler (1972). Who's Who in African Literature: Biographies, Works, Commentaries. Horst Erdmann Verlag. ISBN 9783771101534.
  2. ^ "Brief History of the Department of African and Asian Studies [archived]". About Us - Faculties of ARTS »» Department AFRICAN & ASIAN STUDIES [archived]. University of Lagos. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  3. ^ "S. Adeboye Babalola". Encyclopædia Britannica.
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