David Birmingham

David Birmingham
Born1938 (age 87–88)
Academic background
EducationUniversity College of Ghana (BA)
SOAS University of London (PhD)
ThesisThe Mbundu and neighbouring peoples of central Angola under the influence of Portuguese trade and conquest, 1482–1790 (1964)
Doctoral advisorRoland Oliver
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-disciplineModern history
History of Central Africa
History of Angola
InstitutionsSOAS University of London (1965–1966)
University of Ghana (1966–1979)
University of Kent (1979–2002)

David B. Birmingham (born 1938) is an English historian and academic, specialising in modern Central African and Angolan history. He is emeritus Professor of History at the University of Kent.

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