Professor Emmanuel Ilesanmi Adeyeye was born on 9th August, 1951 to the family of Mr and Mrs Gabriel Adeyeye in Odo Ayedun-Ekiti, Ekiti State. He attended Egbe-Oba High School, Ikole-Ekiti between 1966-1970. He attended College of Education, University of Lagos between 1972-1975 where he studied Chemistry/Biology. He graduated from the University of Ibadan in 1979 with Second Class Honours in Chemistry. He obtained M. Sc. (Analytical Chemistry) from the University of Ibadan in 1983 and Ph. D (Food Chemistry) from The Federal University of Technology, Akure in 1995.