David Wasawo, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

David Wasawo

Kenyan zoologist

Date of Birth: 17-May-1923

Place of Birth: Gem Constituency, Nyanza Province, Kenya

Date of Death: 04-Feb-2014

Profession: zoologist, conservationist, academic administrator

Nationality: Kenya

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

David Peter Simon Wasawo (May 17, 1923 – February 4, 2014) was a Kenyan zoologist, conservationist, and university administrator.
After studying at Uganda's Makerere University he earned an M.A.
at the University of Oxford and a PhD at University of London.
He taught at Makerere University, and was professor and Dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Nairobi, and later chancellor of Great Lakes University of Kisumu. He was the first East African to receive a degree in science, and taught several prominent East African academics.
His research subjects included the marbled lungfish and oligochaete worms, and he later served as science advisor, director, and consultant to several international development organizations.
He was awarded honorary Doctor of Science degrees from Kenyatta University and the University of Nairobi and was commended to Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear by the Kenyan government.