Author: J. D. Y. Peel
Alternate names: J D Y. Peel; J. D. Y. Peel; John David Yeadon Peel; Jdy Peel
Born: 13 November 1941
Died: 2 November 2015
Bio: John David Yeadon Peel FBA (1941–2015) was a British Africanist, sociologist and historian of religion in Africa, particularly in Nigeria. He was most notable for his studies of historical patterns of religious belief among the Yoruba people. [source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._D._Y._Peel)