Angelo Bissessarsingh (29 September 1982 – 2 February 2017) was a historian and author from

Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago, officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, is the southernmost island country in the Caribbean, comprising the main islands of Trinidad and Tobago, along with several List of islands of Trinidad and Tobago, smaller i ...

. His written works include ''A Walk Back in Time: Snapshots of the History of Trinidad and Tobago''. He wrote a column entitled "Back in Time" for the ''

Trinidad Guardian The ''Trinidad and Tobago Guardian'' (together with the ''Sunday Guardian'') is the oldest daily newspaper in Trinidad and Tobago. The paper is considered the newspaper of record for Trinidad and Tobago. The slogan of the paper is ''The Guardia ...

''. He was also the curator of the Virtual Museum of Trinidad and Tobago, a Facebook group that remains very active with nearly 44,000 members (as of mid-2022) and is currently managed by Patricia Bissessar, the historian's aunt. With the help of other history buffs and qualified historians, his legacy and passion have remained active through the "Angelo Bissessarsingh’s Virtual Museum of T&T". Bissessarsingh was diagnosed with

pancreatic cancer Pancreatic cancer arises when cell (biology), cells in the pancreas, a glandular organ behind the stomach, begin to multiply out of control and form a Neoplasm, mass. These cancerous cells have the malignant, ability to invade other parts of ...

in 2015 and initially given six months to live."Angelo Bissessarsingh has died"
CNC2, 2 February 2017. He died on 2 February 2017, at his home in

Siparia Siparia is a town in southern Trinidad, in Trinidad and Tobago, south of San Fernando, southwest of Penal and Debe and southeast of Fyzabad. History Also called "The Sand City", Siparia was originally a non- Mission Amerindian settlement. ...

, aged 34.

Awards

In 2016, Bissessarsingh was given the keys to

San Fernando San Fernando may refer to: People *Ferdinand III of Castile (c. 1200–1252), called ''San Fernando'' (Spanish) or ''Saint Ferdinand'', King of Castile, León, and Galicia Places Argentina *San Fernando de la Buena Vista, city of Greater Buenos ...

by former mayor

Kazim Hosein Kazim Hosein is a Trinidad and Tobago politician from the People's National Movement. Career As a teenager, Hosein started work in the office of the San Fernando Borough Corporation (SFBC). Both he and his father, Rakeeb Hosein, were mayors of ...

. He was awarded the

Hummingbird Medal The Hummingbird Medal (abbreviated HBM or H.B.M.) is a state decoration of Trinidad and Tobago, instituted in 1969. The medal is awarded for loyal and devoted service beneficial to the state in any field, or acts of conspicuous gallantry or other o ...

(Gold) for his service in the field of education and history.Kim Boodram
"32 to receive national awards"
''Daily Express'' (Trinidad and Tobago), 30 August 2016.

References

Virtual Museum of Trinidad and Tobago
Facebook Group 1982 births 2017 deaths 21st-century Trinidad and Tobago historians Deaths from cancer in Trinidad and Tobago Deaths from pancreatic cancer People from San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago People from Siparia region Recipients of the Hummingbird Medal People educated at Naparima College {{historian-stub