John E. Flint was an historian of Dalhousie University who was known for his work on the history of colonialism in Africa.
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Early life
John E. Flint was born in Montreal, Canada. He received his advanced education in England, graduating from Cambridge University (MA) and London University (PhD).
Career
Flint was a member of the faculty of Dalhousie University for 27 years. He wrote biographies of George Goldie, which was a reworking of his PhD thesis, and Cecil Rhodes, and he edited volume five of The Cambridge history of Africa, dealing with the period c.1790 to c.1870.
In 2001, a Festschrift was published in Flint's honour under the title Agency and action in colonial Africa: Essays for John E. Flint.
Family
Flint had a son Richard who was a disability rights campaigner and a daughter Helen who was a novelist and poet. Both died young due to the inherited degenerative condition cereballar ataxia.