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John E. Flint

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John Edgar Flint
Born(1930-05-17)May 17, 1930
DiedAugust 29, 2021(2021-08-29) (aged 91)
OccupationHistorian

John E. Flint (17 May 1930 – 29 August 2021) was a historian of Dalhousie University who was known for his work on the history of colonialism in Africa.

Early life

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John Edgar Flint was born in Montreal, Canada to Alfred Edgar Flint and Sarah Flint (née Pickup).[1] He received his advanced education in England, graduating from Cambridge University (MA) and London University (PhD).[2]

Career

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Flint was a member of the faculty of Dalhousie University for 27 years.[3] He wrote biographies of George Taubman Goldie,[4] which was a reworking of his PhD thesis, and Cecil Rhodes, and he edited volume five of The Cambridge History of Africa, dealing with the period c.1790 to c.1870.[5]

In 2001, a Festschrift was published in Flint's honour under the title Agency and action in colonial Africa: Essays for John E. Flint.[6][7]

Family

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Flint had a son Richard who was a disability rights campaigner and a daughter Helen who was a novelist and poet. Both died young due to the inherited degenerative condition cerebellar ataxia.[8]

Selected publications

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  • Sir George Goldie and the making of Nigeria. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1960.
  • Nigeria and Ghana. Prentice-Hall, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, 1966.
  • Books on the British Empire and Commonwealth: A guide for students. Oxford University Press, London, 1968.
  • Perspectives of empire: Essays in British imperial history presented to Gerald Sandford Graham. Prentice Hall Press, 1973. (Editor with Glyndwr Williams) ISBN 978-0582502642
  • Cecil Rhodes. Little Brown, 1974. ISBN 978-0316286305
  • The Cambridge history of Africa Volume 5: From c.1790 to c.1870. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1977. (Editor) ISBN 9780521207010

Further reading

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References

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  1. ^ "Obituary for John Edgar Flint". Hulse, Playfair & McGarry. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
  2. ^ Youé, Chris and Tim Stapleton, "John Flint and agency in history" in Chris Youé and Tim Stapleton (Eds.) Agency and action in colonial Africa: Essays for John E. Flint. Palgrave Macmillan, 2001. p. 3. ISBN 978-0333778852
  3. ^ "Reference at www.mun.ca".
  4. ^ Gunn, Iain (October 1961). "Sir George Goldie and the Making of Nigeria". African Affairs. 60 (241): 546–547. doi:10.1093/oxfordjournals.afraf.a094927. ISSN 1468-2621.
  5. ^ "Cambridge history africa volume 5 | Regional history after 1500 | Cambridge University Press".
  6. ^ "Agency and Action in Colonial Africa | SpringerLink".
  7. ^ Austen, Ralph A. (2002). "Review of Agency and Action in Colonial Africa: Essays for John E. Flint, Chris Youé". The International History Review. 24 (3): 658–660. JSTOR 40110219.
  8. ^ Peck, Christopher (2007-10-21). "Obituary: Richard Flint". The Guardian. Retrieved 2018-09-03.