Background
Johnson, Alex Claudius was born on August 14, 1943 in Freetown, Sierra Leone. Son of Eunice Angela Johnson. came to the United States, 1991.
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Alex Claudius Johnson
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Bachelor in English Language and Literature with honors, U. Durham, England, 1968; Master of Arts in English and American Literature, U. Kent, Canterbury, England, 1971; Master of Philosophy in Linguistics, U. Leeds, England, 1974; Doctor of Philosophy in English, U. Ibadan, Nigeria, 1982.
Career
Teacher, various high school, Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1968-1969, 71-72;
senior lecturer, lecturer English department, Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, 1974-1988;
senior lecturer, acting head classics/philosophy department, Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, 1987-1988;
associate professor, head English department, Fourah Bay College, Sierra Leone, 1988-1991;
Professor of English language and Creole studies, U. Bayreuth, Germany, 1982-1984;
visiting professor, South Carolina. State University, Orangeburg, 1991-1992;
professor, South Carolina. State University, Orangeburg, 1992.
Acting vice principal Fourah Bay College, summer 1989, 90, dean faculty of arts, 1989-1991. Consultant United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 1985-1989. External assessor U. Cape Coast, Ghana, 1988.
Achievements
Membership
Chief examiner West Africa Examinations Council, Accra, Ghana, 1978-1991,Institute Education, U. Sierra Leone, 1980-1991. Chair National Primary Curriculum Revision Committee, 1981. Member American Association of University Professors, College Language Association, African Literature Association, West African Linguistic Society (secretary, organizer 13th West African Langs.
Congress, Freetown, 1978), West African Modern Language Association (Executive Committee 1981-1982).
Connections
Married Daphne Marvel Taylor. Children: Marvin, Joyemi.
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Sierra Leonian -
Religion
Episcopalian