John Laband
John Paul Clow Laband was a South African historian and writer, specialising in Anglo-Zulu and the First and Second Freedom Wars. He taught at universities in South Africa, England, and Canada. In particular, he was Professor of History at Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada, and a Research Associate of the University of KwaZulu-Natal.
Life and career
Laband published many books about the military history of Southern Africa and the history of the Zulu nation and the Anglo-Zulu war of 1879 in particular. He was most lately Professor Emeritus at Wilfrid Laurier University, and was made a Life Member of Clare Hall, Cambridge University, England.Laband died on 5 August 2025, at the age of 78.