Can we draw the following hypothesis from the context?

Context:

Dr. Edward Vivian Scobie (1918 14 November 1996) was a Dominican-born journalist, magazine publisher and historian. He is best known for his research into the black history of Western Europe and his 1972 seminal book "Black Britannia: A History of Blacks in Britain".

Hypothesis: Dr. Edward Vivian Scobie was born in 1972.
No