The longest-serving lecturer at the University of Ibadan, Mr Nigel Henry, has been reported dead. Until his passage, Henry was a lecturer in the Department of Classics.
News of his
death was announced on Sunday in a statement by the Department of Classics in
the University.
The statement
read in part, “With a deep sense of sorrow the Department of Classics announces
the passing of Mr Nigel Henry which regrettable event occurred on the night of
30 January, 2021, at the University College Hospital, Ibadan.
“Mr. Henry,
our longest-serving academic member of staff, who spent over four decades
nurturing students in the various sub-disciplines of Classics, especially in
Greek and Latin languages and literature, was an outstanding student of the
highest order.
“He took the
M.A. (Classics) with First Class Honours (1969 – 73) from the University of St.
Andrews, and the B. Phil in Classics (1973 – 75) from the University of Oxford.
“Mr. Henry
brought to Ibadan the best traditions of Classical scholarship, having been
taught by such eminently acclaimed scholars like Sir Kenneth Dover and Prof.
Hugh Lloyd- Jones.
“Every
current member of staff of the Department is a former student of Mr. Henry.”
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