Background
Biobaku, Saburi Oladeni was born on June 16, 1918.
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Biobaku, Saburi Oladeni was born on June 16, 1918.
Degree, Government College, Ibadan. Degree, Higher College, Yaba, Nigeria. Degree, University College Exeter.
Degree, Trinity College. Degree, Cambridge University. Doctor of Philosophy, Institute History Research, London.
Assistant Liaison Officer for Nigerian Students in United Kingdom, Colonial Office, London 1951-1953. Registrar, University College, Ibadan 1953-1957. Secretary to Premier and Executive Council, W. Nigeria 1957-1961.
Pro-Viee-Chancellor, University of Ife and Director Institutes of African Studies and of Public Administration 1961-1965. Vice-Chancellor, University of Zambia February-March 1965. Vice-Chancellor University of Lagos 1965-1972, Professor, and Director of African Studies 1965.
Research Professor, and later Director Institute of African Studies, University of Ibadan 1976-1983. Chairman Committee of Vice-Chancellors, Nigeria 1967-1970, Standing Committee, Encylopaedia Africana since 1968. Executive Board Association of African Universities 1967-1972.
President Historical Society of Nigeria 1968-1971. Chairman Management Consultants Services Ltd. since 1972. Created Balogun of Iddo 1958, Agbaakin of Igbore, Abeokuta 1972.
Chief Maye of Ife, Chief Baapitan of Egbaland. Fellow, Nigerian Institute of Manager 1980. Historical Society of Nigeria 1980.
Honorary Fellow, W. African Association of Surgeons 1968.
Author: The Origin of the Yoruba, 1955, The Egba and Their Neighbours, 1957, African Studies in an African University, 1963, Sources of Yoruba History, 1972, Living Cultures of Nigeria, 1977.
Fellow: West African Association Surgeons, History Society Nigeria (president 1968-1971), Nigerian Institute Man. Member: Association African University (executive board 1967-1972).
Married Muhabat Agusto Agusto, 1949. 4 children.