He was fluent in Kiswahili and Hungarian languages. He later attended the renowned School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London where in 1969, he graduated with honors. Van Sertima initially focused on writing poetry after his primary and secondary education. Van Sertima’s father, Frank Obermuller, was a trade union leader. Van Sertima was also a linguist and anthropologist. Walter Rodney and American giants such as Dr. He was one of the most brilliant scholars and historians to hail from there he belonged on the same podium as the late Guyanese scholar and union organizer, Dr. Ivan Van Sertima was born January 26, 1935, in Kitty Village, Guyana. He died peacefully on May 25, memorial day.ĭr. He was a professor at Rutgers University, in New Brunswick, New Jersey. Thereafter, he engaged in battle with conservative scholars who rejected his teachings. Van Sertima’s most famous work was “They Came Before Columbus,” (Random House, 1976) which showed African influences in Central and South America before the arrival of Europeans. Ivan Van Sertima the Guyanese-born historian, who gained global renown with his scholarship showing African presence in the Americas before Columbus, has died.
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