Chike Obi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Chike Obi

Nigerian mathematician

Date of Birth: 17-Apr-1921

Place of Birth: Anambra State, Nigeria

Date of Death: 13-Mar-2008

Profession: poet, mathematician

Nationality: Nigeria

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Chike Obi (April 17, 1921 – March 13, 2008) was a Nigerian politician, mathematician and professor. The African Mathematics Union suggests that he was the first Nigerian to hold a doctorate in mathematics.
Dr.
Obi's early research dealt mainly with the question of the existence of periodic solutions of non-linear ordinary differential equations.
He successfully used the perturbation technique, and several of his publications greatly helped to stimulate research interest in this subject throughout the world and have become classics in the literature. Obi is the author of several books and journals on mathematics and Nigerian politics.