Bethwell Allan Ogot
Bethwell Allan Ogot | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 August 1929 Gem, Colony and Protectorate of Kenya |
| Died | 30 January 2025 (aged 95) |
| Occupation | Historian |
| Citizenship | Kenyan |
| Alma mater | Makerere University University of St. Andrews School of Oriental and African Studies (PhD) |
| Genre | African history, East African history, Kenyan history |
| Notable works | Zamani: A Survey of East African History, History of the Southern Luo |
| Spouse |
Grace Emily Akinyi
(m. 1959; died 2015) |
Bethwell Allan Ogot (3 August 1929 – 30 January 2025) was a Kenyan historian and academic who specialised in African history, research methods, and theory. One of his works started by saying that "to tell the story of a past so as to portray an inevitable destiny is, for humankind, a need as universal as tool-making. To that extent, we may say that a human being is, by nature, historicus".
Ogot was the Chancellor of Moi University up to early 2013.