Taddesse Tamrat

Taddesse Tamrat (1935-2013) was an Ethiopian historian known for his work on Ethiopian church and state history. His 1972 book Church and State in Ethiopia is widely regarded as a standard text in the field. He trained in the Ethiopian Orthodox Church's traditional schooling before earning a BA at Haile Selassie I University and a doctorate in London. He later taught at Addis Ababa University and directed its Institute of Ethiopian Studies.