Prof Adichie, father of prolific writer, Chimamanda, dies at 88

The first Nigerian Professor of Statistics, and father of award winning writer Chimamanda Adichie, Professor James Nwoye Adichie, has died.

According to a family source, the 88-year-old man died on Wednesday night in Awka, Anambra State. Before his death, he was said to have been admitted at the Chira Memorial Hospital in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of the state.

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According to a family member, Professor Adichie died on the night of Wednesday, June 10 in Awka, Anambra State. Before his death, he was said to have been admitted at the Chira Memorial Hospital in Awkuzu, Oyi Local Government Area of the state.

James Nwoye Adichie, a native of Abba, in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State, was was born in 1932. Before his demise, he was a retired professor of Statistics and Mathematics from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN).

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A graduate of the University of Ibadan, which was then known as University College, Ibadan, he also attended University of California, Berkeley, USA. He served in various capacities in the nation such as research Officer, Central Bank of Nigeria, and Statistician, Federal Office of Statistics, Lagos. He was also a Lecturer in Mathematics, Nigerian College of Arts, Science and Technology, Enugu, from January to September, 1961; Assistant Lecturer in Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1961 to 1966; Lecturer, 1966 to 1972; Senior Lecturer, 1972 to 1974; Associate Professor of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, 1974 to 1976. He was appointed Professor of Statistics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, in 1976. He retired from University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1997.

Until his death, professor Adichie held the revered title of Odelora Abba in his community.
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