Ivor Wilks

Summary

Ivor Wilks is a human^[1]. He was born on +1928-07-19T00:00:00Z^[2]. He died on +2014-10-07T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as a historian^[4].

Key Facts

• Ivor Wilks was born on +1928-07-19T00:00:00Z^[2].
• Ivor Wilks died on +2014-10-07T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Ivor Wilks held citizenship in United Kingdom^[5].
• Ivor Wilks's professions included historian^[4].
• Ivor Wilks's field of work was history of Ghana^[6].
• Ivor Wilks's field of work was African historiography^[7].
• Among Ivor Wilks's employers was University of Ghana^[8].
• Ivor Wilks was employed by Northwestern University Department of History^[9].
• Ivor Wilks was employed by Northwestern University Department of History^[10].
• Among Ivor Wilks's employers was University of Cambridge^[11].
• Ivor Wilks's education included a stint at University of Oxford^[12].
• Ivor Wilks was educated at Bangor University^[13].
• Ivor Wilks received the Distinguished Africanist Award^[14].
• Ivor Wilks received the ASA Best Book Prize^[15].
• Ivor Wilks was a member of African Studies Association^[16].
• Ivor Wilks is recorded as male^[17].
• Ivor Wilks's instance of is recorded as human^[18].
• Ivor Wilks supervised Donald C. Holsinger as a doctoral student^[19].
• Ivor Wilks supervised Q112660576 as a doctoral student^[20].
• Ivor Wilks supervised David Owusu-Ansah as a doctoral student^[21].
• Ivor Wilks's ISNI is recorded as 0000000110376720^[22].
• Ivor Wilks's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 9862239^[23].
• Ivor Wilks's GND ID is recorded as 117559332X^[24].
• Ivor Wilks's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n82247961^[25].
• Ivor Wilks's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 120307678^[26].

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Origins and Family

Ivor Wilks was born on +1928-07-19T00:00:00Z^[2].

Education

Educated at University of Oxford^[12], a collegiate university^[27], in United Kingdom^[28], founded in 1096^[29], headquartered in Oxford^[30] and Bangor University^[13], a public university^[31], in United Kingdom^[32], founded in 1884^[33].

Career and Affiliations

Ivor Wilks worked as a historian^[4]. Fields of work include history of Ghana^[6], a history of a country or state^[34], in Ghana^[35] and African historiography^[7], a historiography^[36]. Employers include University of Ghana^[8], a public university^[37], in Ghana^[38], founded in 1948^[39], headquartered in Legon Campus^[40]; Northwestern University Department of History^[9], an academic department^[41], in United States^[42], headquartered in Evanston^[43]; and University of Cambridge^[11], a collegiate university^[44], in United Kingdom^[45], founded in 1209^[46], headquartered in Cambridge^[47]. Doctoral students include Donald C. Holsinger^[19], a historian^[48], b. 1948^[49]; Q112660576^[20], a historian^[50], b. 1957^[51], awarded the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[52], specialised in history of Ghana^[53]; and David Owusu-Ansah^[21], a university teacher^[54], b. 1952^[55], of Ghana^[56], specialised in history of Ghana^[57].

Recognition

Awards received include Distinguished Africanist Award^[14], an award^[58], founded in 1984^[59] and ASA Best Book Prize^[15], a non-fiction literary award^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1965^[62].

Death and Burial

Ivor Wilks died on +2014-10-07T00:00:00Z^[3].

FAQs

What did Ivor Wilks do for work?

Ivor Wilks worked as historian^[4].

Where did Ivor Wilks go to school?

Ivor Wilks was educated at University of Oxford^[12] and Bangor University^[13].

What awards did Ivor Wilks receive?

Honors received include Distinguished Africanist Award^[14] and ASA Best Book Prize^[15].