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André Prost
French missionary and linguist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Father André Prost (born 28 August 1903 in Orgelet, Jura; died 24 May 1987 in Bry-sur-Marne) was a French missionary, Africanist, and linguist.[1]
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As a White Father, he was a member of the Société des africanistes since 1932, and was a founding member of the Société des linguistes de l'Afrique occidentale (SLAO).
He authored some fifty books and articles on the languages of West Africa.[2]
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