Between Chinua Achebe and Rachel Carson, who had more diverse jobs?
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Chinua Achebe Chinua Achebe ( , born Albert Chinụalụmọgụ Achebe; 16 November 1930 – 21 March 2013) was a Nigerian novelist, poet, professor, and critic. His first novel "Things Fall Apart" (1958), often considered his best, is the most widely read book in modern African literature. He won the Man Booker International Prize in 2007.
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Rachel Carson Rachel Louise Carson (May 27, 1907 – April 14, 1964) was an American marine biologist, author, and conservationist whose book "Silent Spring" and other writings are credited with advancing the global environmental movement.
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Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi Juliana Makuchi Nfah-Abbenyi (pen name, Makuchi) is a professor and writer from Cameroon. She is the first Beba woman to earn two doctorates. An alumna of the University of Yaoundé (BA, MA, Doctorate) and McGill University (Ph.D.), she taught at the University of Southern Mississippi before beginning her current position at North Carolina State University. As of 2016, she is the president of the African Literature Association.
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Phyllis Ann Wallace Phyllis A. Wallace (1921–1993) was a distinguished African American economist and activist, as well as the first woman to receive doctorate of economics at Yale University. Her work tended to focus on racial, as well as gender discrimination in the workplace.
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Rachel Glennerster Rachel Glennerster (born October 21, 1965) is the current Executive Director of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and Lead Academic for Sierra Leone at the International Growth Centre, a research centre is based jointly at The London School of Economics and Political Science and the University of Oxford. Her current research includes randomized evaluations of community driven development in Sierra Leone, empowerment of adolescent girls in Bangladesh, and health, education, and microfinance in India.
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Aize Obayan Aize Oloigbe Imouokhome (born March 4 1960) is a Nigerian educational administrator and a Professor of Counselling with specialization in Multicultural aspects of Human Behavioural Disposition.
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Anjula Mutanda Anjula Mutanda born of mixed Indian/Ugandan heritage; and mixed religious heritage; is a British broadcaster, social scientist, counselling and relationship psychologist, life coach and therapist. She studied and trained at Durham University (alumni of Durham university), and also holds senior accredited practitioner status (MBACP) registered with the BACP. Mutanda was a judge at the Royal Society for Science 2006.
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David Collier (political scientist) David Collier (born February 17, 1942) is Robson Professor in the Graduate School at the University of California, Berkeley. He works in the fields of comparative politics, Latin American politics, and methodology. His co-authored and co-edited methodological work includes "Rethinking Social Inquiry: Diverse Tools, Shared Standards", 2nd expanded edition; "Statistical Models and Causal Inference: A Dialogue with the Social Sciences"; and "The Oxford Handbook of Political Methodology". Collier is engaged in ongoing projects on the challenges of integrating quantitative and qualitative methods and of using this integrated perspective to gain new leverage in conceptualization, measurement, and causal inference.
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Jane I. Guyer Jane I. Guyer (born 31 December 1943) is the George Armstrong Kelly Professor in the Department of Anthropology at The Johns Hopkins University. Before coming to Hopkins, Guyer taught at Northwestern University, Harvard University, and Boston University. She has published extensively on economic development in West Africa, on the productive economy, the division of labor, and the management of money. She was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2008 and serves on several international and national committees, including the International Advisory Group to the World Bank and the governments of Chad and Cameroon on the Chad–Cameroon Petroleum Development and Pipeline Project, the Lost Crops of Africa panel published by the National Academy, and the Board and Executive Committee of the African Studies Association. Her research has been celebrated for her contributions not just to empirical research but theoretical discourse on several topics.
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Rachel Elkind-Tourre Rachel Elkind (born February 23, 1939) is an American classical musician, producer and composer. She produced the work of Wendy Carlos, most notably the bestselling 1968 album "Switched-On Bach".
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Rachel Saint Rachel Saint (January 2, 1914 – November 11, 1994) was an evangelical Christian missionary from the United States who worked in Ecuador.
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Clare Boothe Luce Clare Boothe Luce (March 10, 1903 – October 9, 1987) was an American author, politician, U.S. Ambassador and public conservative figure. She was the first American woman appointed to a major ambassadorial post abroad. A versatile author, she is best known for her 1936 hit play "The Women", which had an all-female cast. Her writings extended from drama and screen scenarios to fiction, journalism, and war reportage. She was the wife of Henry Luce, publisher of "Time", "Life", "Fortune", and "Sports Illustrated".
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Shirley Graham Du Bois Shirley Graham Du Bois (November 11, 1896 – March 27, 1977) was an American award-winning author, playwright, composer, and activist for African-American and other causes. In later life she married the noted thinker, writer, and activist W. E. B. Du Bois. The couple became citizens of Ghana in 1961 after they emigrated to that country. She won the Messner and the Anisfield-Wolf prizes for her works.
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Hilda Gadea Hilda Gadea Acosta (21 March 1925 – February 1974) was a Peruvian economist, Communist leader, and author. She was Che Guevara's first wife.
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Chidi Chike Achebe Chidi Chike Achebe MD, MPH, MBA is a physician executive. He is currently the Chairman and CEO of AIDE - African Integrated Development Enterprise. He has served as the President and CEO of Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center as well as Medical Director of the Whittier Street Health Center and as Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine. Dr Achebe currently serves as medical consultant; Clean water for kids - an NGO that brings fresh water to underserved communities in Liberia; and advisor for Tesfa Health, Bahirdar, Ethiopia.
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Miriam Makeba Zenzile Miriam Makeba (4 March 1932 – 9 November 2008), also known as Mama Africa, was a South African singer, actor, United Nations goodwill ambassador, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa.
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Diverse (rapper) Kenny Jenkins, better known by his stage name Diverse, is an American rapper. An underground hip hop artist, he has received critical acclaim "from knowledgeable heads worldwide".
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Christof Mauch Christof Mauch (born 9 February 1960 in Sindelfingen, Germany) is a German historian, presently director of the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society in Munich, Germany, and since 2007 professor of American Cultural History and Transatlantic Relations at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet Muenchen. From 1999 to 2007 Christof Mauch was the director of the German Historical Institute in Washington D.C..
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Hampton L. Carson (biologist) Hampton Lawrence Carson (November 5, 1914 – December 19, 2004) was an eminent American biologist best known for his work on the chromosomes of new species of the fruit fly Drosophila and his contributions to our understanding of their evolution.
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Claude Steele Claude Mason Steele (born January 1, 1946) is an African-American social psychologist. He was the executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Berkeley, where he continues to serve as a professor of psychology.
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Mulu Solomon Mulu Solomon Bezuneh is an Ethiopian businesswoman, writer and consultant, the first woman to be appointed as a president of Ethiopian chamber of commerce.
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Orna Berry Orna Berry (Hebrew: ארנה ברי‎ ‎ ; born December 19, 1949), is an Israeli scientist, high-tech entrepreneur, businesswoman, senior director among the Israeli science and technology industries and laureate of the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Award. Orna Berry is recognized for her work in promoting excellence, entrepreneurship, and innovation in Israeli society. She was the first woman to serve as Chief Scientist and head of the industrial R&D operation of the Israeli Ministry of Industry, Trade and Labour (1996–2000).