Basil Davidson
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1914
- Died
- ,
- Works
- 101
Top works
- The growth of African civilization
- Sydafrikas imperiedröm
- Vom Sklavenhandel zur Kolonialisierung
- A history of West Africa to the nineteenth century. With F. K. Buah and the advice of J. F. Ade Ajayi
- West Africa before the colonial era
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Key dates
- Born
- 9 November 1914
- Died
- 9 July 2010
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Basil
- Family name
- Davidson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Place of birth
- Bristol
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- opinion journalist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- honorary doctorate
Connections
Categories
1914 births2010 deathsAnti-apartheid activistsBritish Army personnel of World War IIBritish social justice activistsBritish Special Operations Executive personnelEnglish AfricanistsEnglish historiansEnglish socialistsEnglish spiesHistorians of AfricaJournalists from BristolMilitary personnel from Gloucestershire