Richard Lobban

Dr. Richard A. Lobban, Jr.
Dr. Richard A. Lobban, Jr.
Born	(1943-11-03) November 3, 1943
Spouse	Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban
Children	2
Academic work
Discipline	Anthropologist
Sub-discipline	African Studies

Richard A. Lobban, Jr., husband of Dr. Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban, is an anthropologist and early pioneer in social network modeling, archaeologist, Egyptologist, Sudanist, foreign policy expert, human rights activist, mentor, father, and beekeeper. He is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology and African Studies at Rhode Island College, Providence, Rhode Island since 1972; also a lecturer at the Archaeological Institute of America and the Naval War College. He is an expert in Ancient Sudan and Ancient Egypt, with a particular focus on Nubia. He is a co-founder of the Sudan Studies Association.

Books

Year	Title	Series	Publisher	ISBN
2021	Historical Dictionary of Ancient Nubia	Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras	Rowman & Littlefield	978-1-5381-3338-5
2020	Historical Dictionary of Medieval Christian Nubia	Historical Dictionaries of Ancient Civilizations and Historical Eras	Rowman & Littlefield	978-1-5381-3340-8
2017	African Insurgencies: From the Colonial Era to the 21st Century	Praeger Security International	ABC-CLIO, LLC	978-1-4408-3994-8
2014	Libya: History and Revolution	Praeger Security International	ABC-CLIO, LLC	978-1-4408-2884-3

Lobban has also authored numerous books and publications such as the Historical Dictionary of Ancient and Medieval Nubia, Historical Dictionary of Sudan (2002), and Social Networks in Urban Sudan (1973). He has also authored/co-authored books such as Historical dictionary of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau (1997), Cape Verde: Crioulo colony to independent nation (1995), Historical dictionary of Cape Verde (2007), and Middle Eastern women and the invisible economy (1998).