Cheikh Anta Diop

Cheikh Anta Diop was a Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist, and politician who studied the human race's origins and pre-colonial African culture. Diop's work is considered foundational to the theory of Afrocentricity, though he himself never described himself as an Afrocentrist.

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Who was born first?

• Cheikh Anta Diop and Daniel Carleton Gajdusek were born the same year
• Cheikh Anta Diop and George Mostow were born the same year
• Cheikh Anta Diop and Freeman Dyson were born the same year
• Cheikh Anta Diop and Harish-Chandra were born the same year
• Cheikh Anta Diop and René Thom were born the same year

Timeline

1. Cheikh Anta Diop (this page)December 29, 1923 – February 7, 1986
2. Daniel Carleton GajdusekSeptember 9, 1923 – December 12, 2008
3. Freeman DysonDecember 15, 1923 – February 28, 2020
4. George MostowJuly 4, 1923 – April 4, 2017
5. Harish-ChandraOctober 11, 1923 – October 16, 1983
6. René ThomSeptember 2, 1923 – October 25, 2002

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