Bede Okigbo

Bede Nwoye Okigbo
Eze-Okigbo I n’Ojoto
BornSeptember 29, 1926 (1926-09-29)
Ireh, Ojoto
Died31 March 2017(2017-03-31) (aged 90)
Resting placeIre, Ojoto
EducationGovernment College, Umuahia
Washington State University
Cornell University
Alma materGovernment College, Umuahia
Washington State University
Cornell University
OccupationAgronomist
Years activec. 1958–1997
Employer(s)United Nations University
International Institute for Tropical Agriculture
University of Nigeria
Known forPlant pathology
Plant genetics
Partner
Philomena Okigbo
(m. 1950⁠–⁠2017)
Children6
RelativesChristopher Okigbo
Pius Okigbo

Bede Nwoye Okigbo (September 29, 1926 – March 31, 2017) was a plant pathologist and geneticist, traditionalist and former Vice-Chancellor of University of Nigeria, Nnsukka.