Caleb Olaniyan

Caleb OlaniyanListenⓘ is a Nigerian Professor of Zoology, and former President of the Nigerian Academy of Science.[1]

In 1989, he was elected President of the Nigerian Academy of Science to succeeded Professor Ifedayo Oladapo.[2]

Education

Olaniyan (full name Caleb Isaac Olawale Olaniyan) was born on 6 February 1930 in Efon Alaye.[3] He attended Christ's School, Ado-Ekiti (1942–43), and Government College, Ibadan (1944–48), before studying at University College, Ibadan (1949–55) and Queen Mary College, University of London (1956–57), earning B.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees.[3]

Academic career

Olaniyan worked as a lecturer, later senior lecturer, at the University of Ibadan from 1957 to 1964.[3] He subsequently taught at Njala College, University of Sierra Leone (1968–1972) and the University of Liberia (1972–1975), before becoming Professor of Zoology at the University of Lagos.[3] He served as President of the Ecological Society of Nigeria and Chairman of the National Committee on the Man and Biosphere Programme, and was a Fellow of the Science Association of Nigeria.[3] He was elected a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science in 1977.[4] Olaniyan authored Introduction to West African Animal Ecology (Heinemann Educational Books, 1968).[3]

References

  1. ↑ Adebayo, Adesoye (25 March 2015). Scientific Pilgrimage: 'The Life and times of Emeritus Professor. p. 179. ISBN 978-1504937856. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Members of Council". Nigerian Academy of Science. Archived from the original on July 7, 2015. Retrieved June 7, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "OLANIYAN, (Prof) Caleb Isaac Olawale". Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. Retrieved 4 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "List of Fellows Since Inception". Nigerian Academy of Science. Retrieved 4 July 2026.


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