John Ongayo Kokwaro
John Ongayo Kokwaro | |
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| Born | 1940 |
| Died | December 13, 2019 (aged 78–79) Nairobi |
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| Discipline | Botany |
| Sub-discipline | Systematic Botany |
| Institutions | University of Nairobi |
Kokwaro (1940 - 13 December 2019) was a Kenyan professor of botany and a member of Kenyan National Academy of Sciences.[1][2]
Early life and education
Kokwaro hailed from Gem, Siyian District and he was born in 1940. He obtained his elementary education from Kisumu and Bungoma Missionary College in Uganda. He obtained his first degree in Agriculture at University of Addis Ababa located in Ethiopia. In 1966, he got a postgraduate scholarship from Swedish government and later joined the Uppsala University where he researched on systematic botany in his M.Sc. and Doctorate.[1][3]
Academic career
Kokwaro started his career as a botanist with in August 1968 at the University of Nairobi. He rose from Tutorial Fellow, Lecturer, Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and to a full professor. He retired from teaching in normal academic teaching on 30 June 2001 and worked as a contracted professor till June 2019[4]
Notable publications
Kokwaro notable publications are;
- Classification of East African Crops. Second Edition[5]
- Flora of Tropical East Africa: Geraniaceae[6]
References
- ^ a b "PROF. KOKWARO, ONGAYO JOHN - Kenya National Academy of Sciences". www.knasciences.or.ke. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ John Ongayo, Kokwaro. "Global Plants". JSTOR.
- ^ John Ongayo, Kokwaro. "Kokwaro, John Ongayo (1940-)". JSTOR.
- ^ "SBS fraternity mourns Prof. John Ongayo Kokwaro (Retired) | DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY". biology.uonbi.ac.ke. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
- ^ Kokwaro O, John (2013). Classification of East African Crops (2nd ed.). Kenya: University of Nairobi Press. ISBN 978-9966792242.
- ^ John O, Kokwaro (2000). Flora of Tropical East Africa: Geraniaceae. Kenya: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. ISBN 978-1842462638.