Question: Who was Dr Ben Jochannan?

Answer: Affectionately known as Dr Ben, Yosef Alfredo Antonio Ben Jochannan was an African-American Egyptologist, historian and writer.  

Question: Where was he born?

Answer: There is controversy surrounding his birthplace. However, based on his own uncorroborated biography, Ben Jochannan was born of Jewish parentage on December 31, 1918 in Ethiopia

Question: How and when did he die?

Answer:  Dr Ben died of natural causes on March 18, 2015, in the Bronx, New York USA.

Question: How many children does he have?

Answer: Dr Ben had 13 children, of whom two were deceased before him.

Question: Was he married?

Answer: Dr Ben was married three times.

Question: How many books did he write?

Answer: Dr Ben has been credited with the writing of 49 books of which Black Man of the Nile and His Family, is the most popular.

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