Jimi Solanke  ti won bi ni osu Keje odun 1942 (July 1942), je osere ori-itage, elere-onise, olorin ibile, akewi ati onkotan omo orile-ede Naijiria.Eto eko reSolanke kawe gboye ni Ifafiti Ibadan nibi ti o ti gbawe eri Dipuloma ninu ere onise.Ise re gege bi osere  Leyin to pari eko re ni Ibadan, o lo si ilu Amerika nibi ti o ti da egbe osere onise sile ti o pe ni 'Gbe African Review' ti afojusun won si da lori asa ile Yoruba.. 
 ó jẹ́ ọ̀jọ̀gbọ́n ti Ẹ̀ka-ẹ̀kọ́ ti ìmọ̀ ìpìlẹ̀-ẹ̀kọ́ (The Department of Educational Foundation, Faculty of Education), ní University of Nigeria, Nsukka.. 