Saburi Biobaku

Saburi Biobaku (16 June 1918 – 17 February 2001) was a Nigerian historian, scholar, educator, and administrator. He served as the second Vice-Chancellor of the University of Lagos from 1965 to 1971 and was one of the foremost historians of Yoruba history. Quotes "If my father had lived longer, and if he had his way, he would have made sure I became a lawyer." Saburi Biobaku discussing his father's ambition for his career in a 1985 interview. "I studied on scholarship in Government College Ibadan between 1932 and 1937, and also on scholarship at Yaba Higher College where I read English and History between 1938 and 1940." Saburi Biobaku discussing his educational background.