2011/01/01 by Gates, Henry Louis Jr. 1950-, Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku, Niven, Steven J. · 5 citations
Social Sciences · #African history and culture studies #South African History and Culture
paper · doi:10.1093/acref/9780195382075.001.0001
openalex publication_date 2011/01/01 · openalex created_date 2022/12/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/30
From the pharaohs to Frantz Fanon, Dictionary of African Biography provides a comprehensive overview of the lives of the men and women who shaped Africa's history. Unprecedented in scale, DAB covers the whole continent from Tunisia to South Africa, from Sierra Leone to Somalia. It also encompasses the full scope of history from Queen Hatsheput of Egypt (1490–1468 BCE) and Hannibal, the military commander and strategist of Carthage (243–183 BCE), to Kwame Nkrumah of Ghana (1909–1972), Miriam Makeba, and Nelson Mandela of South Africa (b. 1918). Subjects are drawn from all walks of life, including philosophers, politicians, activists, entertainers, scholars, poets, scientists, religious figures, kings, and everyday people.