Martin Lynn
Martin Lynn (31 August 1951 - 15 April 2005) was a British and Nigerian historian at Queen's University in Belfast. He taught African History. His publications include Commerce and Economic Change in West Africa: The Palm Oil Trade in the Nineteenth Century (Cambridge University Press, 1997), and Nigeria 1943-60 in the British Documents at the End of the Empire project (HMSO, London, 2001) and Encountering the Light: A Journey Taken (Ebor Press, York). He was an active member of the Society of Friends. The , administered by the Royal Historical Society, was founded in his memory. Lynn, a native of Nigeria, was educated at King's College London.
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