Pius Adesanmi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Pius Adesanmi
Occupation	Professor
Date Of Birth	Feb 27, 1972(1972-02-27)
Age	52
Date Of Death	2019-03-10
Birthplace	Isanlu Isin
Country	Nigeria
Birth City	Kwara State
Horoscope	Aquarius

Pius Adesanmi Biography

Pius Adesanmi is one of the most popular and richest Professor who was born on February 27, 1972 in Isanlu Isin, Kwara State, Nigeria. Pius Adebola Adesanmi, born in Nigeria, was a Canadian professor, writer and literary critic. He also satirized and wrote columns. Naija No Dey Carry Last, a collection of satirical essays from 2015, was his first book. Adesanmi was killed in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302 shortly after takeoff on March 10, 2019.

He was an Assistant Professor of Comparative Literature, Pennsylvania State University, USA, from 2002 to 2005. He joined Carleton University in Ottawa, Canada as a professor of literature and African studies, in 2006. He was the director of university’s Institute of African Studies from his death.

In 2015, he gave a TED talk titled “Africa is the forward that the world needs to face”.

For many years, Adesanmi was a regular columnist for Premium Times and Sahara Reporters. His writings were often satiric, focusing on the absurd in the Nigerian social and political system. His targets often included politicians, pastors, and other relevant public figures. In September 2015, his scathing column on the decision of the Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, to take an underage wife generated substantial conversation on the matter, and even got the response of the Emir who responded to Adesanmi by name.

2001 was the year Adesanmi’s debut book, The Wayfarer, and Other Poems won the Association of Nigerian Authors’ Poetry Prize.

Pius Adesanmi Net Worth

Pius Adesanmi is one of the richest Professor from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Pius Adesanmi 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Adesanmi was a Nigerian citizen who was born in Isanlu in Yagba East Local Gov area, Kogi State. Adesanmi received a Bachelor of Arts degree in French language from University of Ilorin in 1992. He also earned a Master’s in French Language from University of Ibadan 1998 and a PhD on French Studies at the University of British Columbia, Canada in 2002.

Adesanmi was a Fellow of both the French Institute for Research in Africa (1993-1997) and the French Institute of South Africa(IFAS) in 1998-2000.

In 2010, his book You’re not a Country, Africa (Penguin Books, 2011), a collection of essays, won the inaugural Penguin Prize for African Writing in the nonfiction category.

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Who is Pius Adesanmi Dating?

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Facts & Trivia

Pius Ranked on the list of most popular Professor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Pius Adesanmi celebrates birthday on February 27 of every year.

Where is Pius Adesanmi from?

Born in Nigeria in 1972, Adesanmi completed his bachelor’s degree at the University of Ilorin, and his master’s at the University of Ibadan, both in Nigeria. He came to Canada for his PhD in French Studies, graduating from the University of British Columbia in 2002.

What happened to Pius Adesanmi?

Mr Adesanmi, a popular professor and public commentator, was one of the over 100 passengers who died in an Ethiopian airline crash on March 10. He was buried last week at his adopted country Canada where he lived with his wife and daughter and taught at Carleton University.