E.H. Duckworth

Edward Harland Duckworth (1894 -1972) was a British expatriate officer who was the founding editor of Nigeria magazine, a general interest publication. From 1930 to 1944, he served as the Inspector of Education for scientific instruction. In 1952, he joined Kenneth Murray to campaign for the preservation of antiquities through the establishment of museums in Nigeria.

Life and career Duckworth was educated at Cheltenham College and the Royal College of Science, Imperial College. He enlisted in the Royal Engineers during the Great War and returned to further his studies, earning a degree in chemistry. He was teaching at Dean Close School when he was recommended to the Director of Education in colonial Nigeria. In 1936, the publication was updated to become Nigeria magazine, for which Duckworth gained some degree of attention. The new magazine format included cultural information about Nigeria to a general audience. Duckworth was actively involved in many aspects of the magazine which was an umbrella of the Department of Education. He wrote articles, organized fund raising events and took photographs printed in the magazine.