Toyin Falola

Toyin Falola
Born (1953-01-01) 1 January 1953
Ibadan, Oyo, Nigeria
Alma materUniversity of Ife
University of Ibadan
OccupationsHistorian and university professor
Known forHistoriography in Africa
Scientific career
FieldsAfrican History
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas, Obafemi Awolowo University
Websitetoyinfalolanetwork.org

Toyin Omoyeni Falolalisten (born 1 January 1953) is a Nigerian historian and professor of African Studies. Falola is a Fellow of the Historical Society of Nigeria and of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, and has served as the president of the African Studies Association. He is currently the Jacob and Sanger Mossiker Chair in the Humanities at the University of Texas at Austin.