Femi Ojo Ade

Femi Ojo Ade was a Nigerian writer, novelist, poet, critic and Professor Emeritus of French Studies and Black History.^[2][3]

Femi Ojo Ade
Born	July 23, 1941 Lagos, Nigeria
Died	March 19, 2019(2019-03-19) (aged 77)[1] Waldorf, Maryland
Nationality	Nigerian
Citizenship	Nigerian
Occupations	writer poet critics novelist
Years active	1961–2019

Early life

Femi was born in Lagos, southwestern Nigeria.^[4] He had his primary education at Model Primary School in Yaba, Lagos State, and secondary education at Government College in Ibadan, where he obtained the Higher School Certificate in 1961.^[5] He later proceeded to McMaster University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Spanish in 1967, and a Master of Arts degree in French at Queen's University in 1969.^[6] In 1975, he received a doctorate degree (Ph.D) in French at the University of Toronto.^[7] In 1975, he joined the services of Barber–Scotia College where he lectured briefly before he returned to Obafemi Awolowo University where he was appointed a professorship of French language in 1980.^[8] He served in several academic institutions with immense contributions to black literature and culture.^[9]