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Adetoun Ogunsheye

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Also known as Felicia Adetowun Omolara Ogunsheye, F. Adetoun Ogunsheye

First Nigerian Female Professor (born 1926)

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  • I love music. I love classical music. That was the thing that first brought us (my husband and me) together. My husband loved classical music and I still do. I have a library in Ibadan for the collection of classical music.
  • The day we met, it was like I met an old friend. It was fantastic. We started talking as if we had always known each other. He was wonderful. When we met later, I read his papers and critiqued them. It was fantastic.
  • I have a baptismal certificate signed by the mission. The date of my birth was in that baptismal certificate.
  • I was a foundation student of University College Ibadan, from where I got a scholarship to Cambridge University as the first Nigerian female student.
  • I obtained BSc and MSc degrees in Geography from Cambridge, before attending Simmons College in America, for a master’s degree in Library Science.
  • I love music. I love classical music. That was the thing that first brought us (my husband and me) together. My husband loved classical music and I still do. I have a library in Ibadan for the collection of classical music.

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Nigeria
Place of birth
Benin City
Occupation
librarian
Languages spoken
Nigerian Pidgin
Native language
Yoruba
Academic degree
master's degree
Field of work
library science
Hair colour
black hair
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date of birth
1926-12-05
birth name
Felicia Adetokun Omolara Ogunsheye
writing language
English language
ethnic group
Yoruba people
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