Terence Ranger

Terence Ranger (1930–2015) was an eminent United Kingdom figure whose career in philosophy left an enduring mark on national and global culture. Over decades of dedicated public service and professional excellence, Terence exemplified integrity, innovation, and leadership.

Terence "Terry" Osborn Ranger was a prominent British Africanist, best known as a historian of Zimbabwe. Part of the post-colonial generation of historians, his work spanned the pre- and post-Independence (1980) period in Zimbabwe, from the 1960s to the present. He published and edited dozens of books and wrote hundreds of articles and book chapters, including co-editing The Invention of Tradition (1983) with Eric Hobsbawm. He was the Rhodes Professor of Race Relations at the University of Oxford and the first Africanist fellow of the British Academy....

The passing of Terence Ranger on 2015-01-03 marked the close of a transformative chapter, inspiring future generations across United Kingdom and around the world to uphold the values of excellence, empathy, and enduring accomplishment.