Margaret Adebisi Sowunmi
Margaret Adebisi Sowunmi | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 24, 1939 |
| Died | April 28, 2025 (aged 85) Ibadan Oyo state |
| Citizenship | Nigerian She attended St Anne's School Ibadan for her secondary school education |
| Occupation | Environmental archaeologist |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University College Ibadan |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Archaeology, botany |
| Sub-discipline | Palynology, paleobotany, archaeobotany |
| Institutions | Uppsala University University College Ibadan UCL Institute of Archaeology |
Margaret Adebisi Sowunmiⓘ (née Jadesimi) (September 24, 1939 - April 28, 2025) was a Nigerian botanist and environmental archaeologist. She was Professor of Palynology and Environmental Archaeology at the University of Ibadan. She pioneered the study of environmental archaeology and palaeoethnobotany in Nigeria and was the founder and president of the Palynological Association of Nigeria.