RIP! Brighter Grammar Author, Phebean Ogundipe Dies At 92

Date: 30-03-2020 7:05 pm (4 years ago) | Author: Olusanya Akinrinola
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Phebean Ogundipe, author of famous English textbooks, Practical English and Brighter Grammar has died. She was 92.

She died 27 March in Charlotte, North Carolina in the United States.

Ogundipe, nee Itayemi, was born in Esa-Oke, Osun on 6 May 1927.
She had her elementary education in Esa-oke and Imesi-Ile. She later went to Queen’s College, Yaba, Lagos on a full scholarship for her secondary education.

Thereafter, she went to University of St Andrews, Scotland for a Master of Arts in English.

Upon completion of her studies, she began her working career in the Federal Ministry of Education and served in different schools as an English teacher. .

One of the schools was Queen’s College, Ede, where she met her husband, Adebayo Ogundipe.

She also served as Deputy Chief Federal Adviser on Education and National Secretary for UNESCO.

She was the acting director in the Federal Ministry of Education at the time of her retirement.

Her passion for English education led to her authorship of well-known English textbooks, Brighter Grammar, for elementary school and Practical English, for junior and senior secondary schools.

RIP


Posted: at 30-03-2020 07:05 PM (4 years ago) | Hero
- Baye77 at 30-03-2020 10:07 PM (4 years ago)
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Well known books that really helped...may she rest in peace
Posted: at 30-03-2020 10:07 PM (4 years ago) | Hero
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- Boi2Man at 31-03-2020 03:29 AM (4 years ago)
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RIP mama your book helped me- Brighter Grammar!
Posted: at 31-03-2020 03:29 AM (4 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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