Chike Obi Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Early life and education== Obi was educated in various parts of [[Nigeria]] before reading [[mathematics]] as an external student of the [[University of London]].<ref name="MacTutor">{{Cite web|title=Chike Obi β Biography|url=https://mathshistory.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Obi/|access-date=2021-02-03|website=Maths History|language=en}}</ref> Immediately after his first degree, he won a scholarship to do research study at [[Pembroke College, Cambridge]], followed by doctoral studies at [https://www.independent.ng/cowbellpedia-mathematics-challenge-hots-up-as-aspiring-chike-obis-reach-semi-finals/ Massachusetts Institute of Technology.]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Igbo, Yoruba fight over maths|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/igbo-yoruba-fight-maths/|date=2018-04-21|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-17}}</ref>[https://www.independent.ng/cowbellpedia-mathematics-challenge-hots-up-as-aspiring-chike-obis-reach-semi-finals/ in] [[Cambridge, Massachusetts]], United States, becoming in 1950, the first Nigerian to receive a PhD in mathematics.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Igbo, Yoruba fight over maths|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/04/igbo-yoruba-fight-maths/|date=2018-04-21|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US|access-date=2020-05-17}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page