Richard Pankhurst (academic), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Richard Pankhurst (academic)

British academic

Date of Birth: 03-Dec-1927

Place of Birth: Woodford Green, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 16-Feb-2017

Profession: economist, historian, economic historian

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Richard Keir Pethick Pankhurst OBE (3 December 1927 – 16 February 2017) was a British academic, founding member of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies, and former professor at the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.
His books have been reviewed in scholarly journals, with Edward Ullendorff calling his The Ethiopians as another testimony to his "remarkable diligence and industry in the service of Ethiopian studies".
He is known for his research on economic history and socio-cultural studies on Ethiopia.