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 … - Bethwell Allan Ogot

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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.

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About Bethwell Allan Ogot

(3 August 1929 – 30 January 2025) was a historian from Kenya. He specialised in African history, research methods and theory.

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Alternative Names: Bethwell A.Ogot B.A. Ogot
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