Thomas Tlou

Thomas Tlou (1 June 1932 – 28 June 2010 ) was a Motswana academic and historian, and former representative of Botswana at the United Nations.

Tlou studied at Luther College from 1962 to 1965, where he graduated magna cum laude in African history. In 1971 he joined the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland,(UBLS), the fore-runner of the University of Botswana, to teach history. He also received the Botswana Presidential Order of Honour, and was made a Chevalier dans L'Ordre des Palmes académiques by France.

Works Tlou has written or co-written many of the standard texts on Botswana history.