![]() It is fair to assume this is true as Cuba has neither confirmed nor denied that he had attended, studied and acquired these qualifications at University of Havana. At the University of Havana in Cuba he stated that he earned both a masters in Architectural Engineering also a doctorate (PhD) degree in Cultural Anthropology and Moorish History respectively. The Cambridge University in England from which he supposedly earned two masters degrees ( MsC) have no records of him ever being enrolled there. These are yet to be verified as the this information is strongly disputed by these Universities. He also asserted that he had studied in Cuba, England and Spain where he achieved varying level of educational degrees. The University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez from which he purported to have received a Bachelor of Science degree (BsC) in engineering has no record of Jochannan ever being in attendance there. ![]() That would have to be an international conspiracy seeing that these undocumented qualifications stressed across two continents Europe and North America. While it may have been possible for Ben Jochannan to have studied and gained all those qualifications, it is difficult to ignore the fact that so many institutions have “mislaid” or buried his records so deep that they cannot be located. In actuality, practically all of Ben Jochannan educational qualifications are disputed which gave him the reputation of being a fallacious character in some circles. While it can be proven that he spent some time in the Caribbean, there are no documents to show that he earned any of the degrees he had adduced to engineering and or anthropology. Jochannan stated that he started his academic studies in Puerto Rico and that he had also studied in Brazil and Cuba. He attested that he had earned several degrees from Cambridge University and other qualifications to which records are not found. ![]() His whole life is plagued with controversies as even his self professed educational achievements are questionable as there is little or no documentation to support most of his stated educational milestones. He had spanned two centuries, married three times, widowed three times, fathered 13 children two of which expired before him, wrote 49 books, conducted several guided tours to Egypt and stirred up the most controversies regarding not only his professional hypothesis but also his alleged, undocumented educational achievements. Until then, one has to accept the information regarding his birth that he has provided even while being puzzled over his traditional Spanish names Alfredo and Antonio although as asserted by him, he was born in an African Country and raised in the Caribbean.īen-Jochannan lived a full and some would say eventful life before his passing on March 19, 2015. It has also been said that evidentiary proof exists showing that he may have garnished the truth regarding his origin, however, that is yet to be made accessible to the public. His father was an Ethiopian while his mother was a Puerto Rican and they were both of the Jewish Faith It is said that this information regarding his origin has been challenged not only by others in the literary circles but also by some family members. Based on his own uncorroborated biography, Ben Jochannan was born of Jewish parentage So controversial is Ben Jochannan that even his birthplace is in dispute. Ben Jochannan (1918-2015) Egyptology, Historian, WriterĪffectionately referred to as Dr Ben by his admirers, Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben Jochannan died 3 years, 8 months and 15 days before his 100th birthday, leaving behind a plethora of controversies regarding his so-called radical religious philosophies but he also left many questions and religious food for thought and answers in his books.
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