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Nana Asmaʼu

1793 - 1864

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Nana Asmaʾu (; full name: Asmaʾu bint Shehu Usman dan Fodiyo , Arabic: نانا أسماء بنت عثمان فودي; 1793–1864) was a Fula princess, poet, teacher, and a daughter of the founder of the Sokoto Caliphate, Usman dan Fodio. She remains a revered figure in northern Nigeria. She is held up by some as an example of education and independence of women possible under Islam, and by others as a precursor to modern feminism in Africa. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Nana Asmaʼu is the 474th most popular philosopher (up from 996th in 2019), the 10th most popular biography from Nigeria (up from 24th in 2019) and the most popular Nigerian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, Nana Asmaʼu ranks 474 out of 1,267. Before her are Ibn al-Rawandi, Zisi, Maine de Biran, Eubulides, Gustavo Gutiérrez, and Guillaume Budé. After her are Paul Natorp, H. L. A. Hart, Porcia, Gaius Musonius Rufus, Philodemus, and Giovanni Girolamo Saccheri.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1793, Nana Asmaʼu ranks 9. Before her are Friedrich Georg Wilhelm von Struve, Karl Ludwig Hencke, George Green, Victor of Aveyron, Ján Kollár, and Juan Manuel de Rosas. After her are Ludwig Reichenbach, Michel Chasles, Maria Teresa, Princess of Beira, Radama I, James Dunlop, and Josef Ressel. Among people deceased in 1864, Nana Asmaʼu ranks 16. Before her are Princess Charlotte of Denmark, Hong Xiuquan, J. E. B. Stuart, William I of Württemberg, Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria, and Leo von Klenze. After her are Jean-Jacques Ampère, Louise Marie Thérèse of Artois, Konstanty Kalinowski, David Sassoon, Juan José Flores, and Hong Tianguifu.

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In Nigeria

Among people born in Nigeria, Nana Asmaʼu ranks 10 out of 309. Before her are Dr. Alban (1957), Murtala Mohammed (1938), Chinua Achebe (1930), Francis Arinze (1932), Hugo Weaving (1960), and Muhammadu Buhari (1942). After her are Fela Kuti (1938), Usman dan Fodio (1754), Samuel Ajayi Crowther (1809), Olusegun Obasanjo (1937), Bola Tinubu (1952), and Jay-Jay Okocha (1973).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Nigeria

Among philosophers born in Nigeria, Nana Asmaʼu ranks 1. After her are Usman dan Fodio (1754).

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