Andrew Roberts — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Served as Emeritus Professor of the History of Africa at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS).
Authored 'A history of the Bemba; political growth and change in north-eastern Zambia before 1900' (1973), based on his doctoral field research.
Wrote 'A history of Zambia' (1976) and 'The Colonial moment in Africa : essays on the movement of minds and materials, 1900-1940' (1986).
Edited 'The Cambridge History of Africa. Vol. 7: From 1905 to 1940' (1986).
Undertook research in Kampala and worked as an oral historian in Dar es Salaam.
Studied at Cambridge University and was a doctoral student at University of Wisconsin–Madison.

Biography

Andrew Dunlop Roberts (1937–2024) was a distinguished British historian specializing in the history of Africa. He served as an Emeritus Professor of the History of Africa at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), from which he took early retirement in 1998.

Roberts' academic journey included studies at Cambridge University and doctoral research under Jan Vansina at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.