Talk:Aderemi Kuku

Aderemi Kuku is currently a Mathematics and mathematicians good article nominee. Nominated by Vanderwaalforces (talk) at 17:59, 21 May 2024 (UTC)

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Short description: Nigerian mathematician and academic (1941–2022)

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Nominator: Vanderwaalforces (talk · contribs) 17:59, 21 May 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reviewer: SafariScribe (talk · contribs) 10:20, 2 June 2024 (UTC) I love seeing articles like this. I'll look at this today. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 10:20, 2 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

My review sometimes may require discussion. Feel free to propose an alternative good suggestion. Safari Scribe^{Edits! Talk!} 19:48, 3 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Early life[edit]

Source 1 doesn't seem to say the date of birth. You may cite this as {{cite web|url=https://bulletin.ui.edu.ng/sites/default/files/ONLINE%2520Obituary%2520of%2520Prof%2520Kuku.pdf|last=Faluyi|first=Olubunmi O.|website=bulletin.ui.edu.ng|publisher=[[University of Ibadan]]|date=2022}}</ref> Reserve The Nation for awards section.
Can we just use "Kuku" as it is more like used in source I and the nation obit.
We can use "...as the third out of four brothers in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, Nigeria." This should follow after "20 March 1941".
His parents, Busari Adeoye Kuku, a photographer, and Abusatu Oriaran Baruwa, a trader, ensured that their children attended school. Aderemi was the third of four brothers, all of whom pursued professional careers. I would reduce some unnecessary words and use the key ones. You may want to rephrase perhaps "His father Busari Adeoye Kuku was a photographer, and the mother Abusatu Oriaran Baruwa, a trader." In the pretext, we may not know who the father is or the mother since those names aren't differentiated by a typical gendered name. It isn't necessary adding "..ensured their children went to school.: It is not necessary.
- Add "to the Kuku family" before 'in Ijebu-Ode, Ogun state.'
- After his parents, add "Kuku is a descendant of Oba Ofiran. His paternal great-grandmother, Barikisu Kuku, was the great-granddaughter of Oba Ofiran, and Otunba Kuku, a professor and member of the Adetuyo Ruling House of Owa in Okun-Owa." Cite to Houston, p. 278.
- Note: Okun-Owa seems to be historically notable and may need a Wikipedia article following The history of Okun-Owa, Ijebu, Ogun State, which can be a rich source. Same applicable to the Oba which I can't find good sources but hopefully will. It can be a redirect to the 'Obas' as the case may be.
- Add "Kuku's parents were passionate about educating those children that Kuku's older brothers were experts in telecommunications and electrical technology, re-

spectively, while his younger brother, a professor of Electronics." Cite per se. It's important knowing the rich-educated family he came from.

After Agege, Lagos State should be linked; I don't think it has appeared before in the section so far. It will help differentiate Lagos (City), and the state.
In Kuku began his education at Bishop Oluwole Memorial School in Agege, Lagos State, and continued at St James School Anglican primary school in Oke-Odan, Ogun State. E F Robertson and O'Connor says "he had his first education at Bishop Oluwole." They never said he continued or not, so we don't know whether he left or withdraw or started from the beginning. Use "He then attended St James School Anglican primary school in Oke-Odan, Ogun State, where he came first in the first school leaving certificate.
"admission to Eko Boys' High School in Lagos, Nigeria, where he served as Head Boy in his final year, 1959." We also don't know whether having the distinction got him admitted. Rather use "He enrolled into Eko Boys' High School, Lagos."