Taddesse Tamrat
Taddesse Tamrat | |
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PhD ) | |
Occupations | |
Years active | 1962–2013 |
Known for | Contribution of Ethiopian studies |
Notable work | Church and State in Ethiopia 1270–1520 (1972) |
Taddesse Tamrat (
Biography
Taddesse Tamrat was born in Addis Ababa from a family belonged to
He taught history at Haile Selassie I University, which became Addis Ababa University after the 1974 revolution. He became the director of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies at the university and was active in the organizing the meetings of the International Conference of Ethiopian Studies.[6]
He received the Medal of Honor at the Colège de France and was named an Honorary Fellow at the School of Oriental and African Studies. The Manuscript Department of the Institute of Ethiopian Studies was named in his honor. He and his wife of 45 years, Almaz, had a marriage that was admired by others.[6]
During the later years, Taddesse was treating his illness in hospital at Chicago. His wife of 45 years died in July 2012. He died on 23 May 2013, and survived by his three daughters.[7]
References
- ^ "Taddesse Tamrat". Researchgate. 2021-07-23.
- ^ Aethiopica 16. Hamburg, Germany: Getatchew Haile. 2013. p. 2.
- ^ Shiferaw Bekele. 2014. Taddesse Tamrat (1935-2013) Northeast African Studies 14.1: 145-150.
- ^ p. 214. Getachew Haile. 2013. In Memoriam: Taddesse Tamrat. Aethiopica 16: 212-219. Web access
- ^ p. 213. Getachew Haile. 2013. "In Memoriam: Taddesse Tamrat". Aethiopica 16: 212-219.
- ^ a b Bahru Zeude. 2012. "Taddese Tamrat. Personal memories", Rassegna di Studi Etiopici Nuova Serie, Vol. 4 (47) pp. 285-287.
- ^ arefe (2013-05-24). "Prof. Taddesse Tamrat, historian and educator, dies at 78". Addis Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-23.