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Richard Pankhurst: British scholar (1927–2017).
Born in Woodford Green (died at age 89).
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Richard Keir Pethick Pankhurst OBE was a British scholar who was a founding member of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies and professor at the University of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. His books have been reviewed in scholarly journals, with Edward Ullendorff calling his The Ethiopians 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.
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