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Renowned Mathematician Pa Fagbohun bows out at 81
 
By: Cletus Sunday Ilobanafor
Fri, 24 Mar 2023   ||   Nigeria,
 

The death has occured of Dr. FAGBOHUN, Abraham Babatunde of Usi Ekiti, at the age of 81.

Born on July 27, 1941, the young Fagboun obtained MSc. (Mathematics) from the Peoples’ Friendship University, USSR, in 1973 and Ph.D (Mathematical Statistics) from University College, Swansea, Wales, in 1978.

The research interest of Dr. A. B. Fagbohun was in the area of Stochastic processes applied to biological and time series models. He has many peer-review journal articles to his credit.

He thought Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Ife, now Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, where he rose to the rank of Associate Professor. before he retired from active service from the University.

After bowing out of active service at OAU Ife, Dr Fagboun had a stint at Bowen University, Iwo, in Osun State, where he was appointed Head of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics on the 1st of February, 2013 and served in that capacity until the 31st of July 2017

He is survived by wife, Mrs Mary Olufunke Fagbohun(Née Agbeyo), children and grandchildren .Burial arrangement will be announced later.

 

 

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