Aderemi Oluyomi Kuku (March 20, 1941 – February 13, 2022[1]), popularly known as Kuku, was a Nigerian professor of mathematics and a former president of the African Mathematical Union (AMU) and the African Academy of Sciences Kenya.[2][3][4][5]

Life

The geographical map of Aderemi Kuku's state of origin

Aderemi Kuku was born  in   Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, on March 20, 1941, as the third child of  the family of Busari Adeoye Kuku and Abusatu Oriaran Baruwa who were Photographer and trader respectively.[3][6]

Education

Aderemi Kuku attended both Bishop Oluwole Memorial School, Agege, Lagos State and St James School Anglican primary school, Oke-Odan, Ogun State in order to obtain his primary school leaving certificate. In 1959, he obtained his West African Senior School Certificate from Eko Boys High School, Lagos, Nigeria.[3]  He received his B.Sc. in mathematics from University of London, MSc and PhD from University of  Ibadan from 1965 to 1971.[7][1]

Career

In 1966, Kuku was an assistant Lecturer at the University of Ife Ile Ife in Osun State, Nigeria. In 1968, he became lecturer II at University of Ibadan. In 1976, he became a senior lecturer at University of Ibadan.[3] In 1980, he became a reader and in 1982, he became a full professor of mathematics at the University of Ibadan.[4]

Awards and honors

Kuku has received the following:[6][3][7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Oluyomi Kuku: Tribute to a mathematical genius". The Nation Newspaper. 2022-05-13. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  2. "Kuku, Aderemi Oluyomi". TWAS. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Aderemi Kuku - Biography". Maths History. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  4. 1 2 "Buhari mourns ace mathematician, scholar, Kuku". Punch Newspapers. 2022-02-15. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  5. Ayinde, Segun; THEWILL (2022-02-16). "Abiodun Mourns Professor Of Mathematics Kuku". Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  6. 1 2 "Kuku Aderemi O. | The AAS". www.aasciences.africa. Retrieved 2022-05-24.
  7. 1 2 "Biography of the Distinguished Professor Aderemi Oluyomi Kuku". Nigerian Society of Physical Sciences, Archive of the Notable Nigerian Physical Scientists. 1: 1–9. 2019.
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