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Richard Pankhurst

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British-Ethiopian scholar (1927-2017)

United KingdomAcademicsLived 1927 to 2017 · aged 89
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Richard Keir Pethick Pankhurst OBE was a British scholar who was a founding member of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies and professor at the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

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Richard and Rita Pankhurst, Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin, Gebre Kristos Desta (at right), with Helen and Alula Pankhurst in frontRichard and Rita Pankhurst, Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin, Gebre Kristos Desta (at right), with Helen and Alula Pankhurst in front

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2004Officer of the Order of the British Empire

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About this person

Richard Keir Pethick Pankhurst OBE was a British scholar who was a founding member of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies and professor at the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. His books have been reviewed in scholarly journals, with Edward Ullendorff calling his The Ethiopians testimony to his "remarkable diligence and industry in the service of Ethiopian studies". He is known for his research on economic history and socio-cultural studies on Ethiopia.

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United Kingdom
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Academics
Type
Academic
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2017 · aged 89
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