Career
He taught African History. His publications include Commerce and Economic Change in West Africa: The Palm Oil Trade in the Nineteenth Century (Cambridge University Press, 1997), and Nigeria 1943-1960 in the British Documents at the End of the Empire project (Her Majesty’s Stationery Office, UK, London, 2001) and Encountering the Light: A Journey Taken (Ebor Press, York). The Martin Lynn Scholarship, administered by the Royal Historical Society, was founded in his memory.
Lynn, a native of Nigeria, was educated at King"s College London.
