Bethwell Ogot

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Bethwell Ogot was born in Kenya

Bethwell Allan Ogot is a historian from Kenyan. He specialised in African history, research methods and theory.^[1]

Bethwell Allan Ogot was born on 3 Aug 1929 at Luanda, Gem Location, Siaya county, Nyanza Province, Kenya. He was descended from a famous Luo ruling clan^[1][2]

Bethwell was first a teacher of mathematics at several schools in Kenya. In 1955, he went to St Andrew's University in Scotland, where he enrolled for post-graduate studies in mathematics, philosophy and history. During this period his interest in African history developed, and he switched to obtain a master's degree in European history in 1959.^[2]

He married Grace Emily Akinyi in 1959.^[1]

In Aug 1959, Mr B A Ogot, born 3 Aug 1929, Kenyan, arrived at London, England from Mombasa, Kenya. He was listed as married, and heading to St Andrews, Fife as a teacher.^[3]

In 1964, he joined the University College Nairobi, where he taught and wrote about African history. In 1984, he became professor of history at Kenyatta University.^[2] Bethwell served as Chancellor of Moi University, Eldoret, up to 2013.^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethwell_Allan_Ogot
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "Bethwell A Ogot: A bio-Bibliography", by Hudson A Liyai, in Africana Journal, volume 17, 1998, pages 332-362. http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke/handle/11295/40306?show=full
3. ↑ "UK and Ireland, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960", The National Archives; Kew, Surrey, England; BT27 Board of Trade: Commercial and Statistical Department and Successors: Outwards Passenger Lists; Reference Number: Series BT27-, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2997 #141569117 (accessed 7 March 2023), Name: Mr B A Ogot; Gender: Male; Departure Date: 4 Aug 1959; Departure Port: England; Ship Name: Warwick Castle; Shipping Line: Union Castle Line; Destination Port: Mombasa, Kenya; Master: J Snythe.