Lamin sanneh autobiography for kids

Quick facts for kids Lamin Sanneh
Sanneh in 2014
Born	(1942-05-24)May 24, 1942 Abuko, Gambia
Died	January 6, 2019(2019-01-06) (aged 76) United States
Occupation	Scholar of missions and religious studies
Known for	History of African Christianity and a pioneer in the academic field of world Christianity
Spouse(s)	Sandra Sanneh
Scientific career
Institutions	University of Ghana, University of Aberdeen, Harvard, Yale University, Yale Divinity School

Lamin Sanneh (May 24, 1942 – January 6, 2019) was the D.

Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity at Yale Divinity School and Professor of History at Yale University.

Biography

Sanneh was born and raised in Gambia as part of an ancient African royal family, and was a naturalized United States citizen.

After studying at the University of Birmingham and the Near East School of Theology, Beirut, he earned his doctorate in Islamic History at the Uni