Amadou
Hampâté
Bâ
Born about in Bandiagara, Mali
Son of Hampâté Bâ
and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at about age 91
in Abidjan, Lagunes, Côte d'Ivoire
Profile last modified
| Created 28 Feb 2019
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Biography
Amadou Bâ has African ancestry.
Amadou Bâ is Notable.
Amadou Hampâté Bâ was a Malian writer, historian and ethnologist.
When Mali gained its independence in 1960, Bâ founded the Institute of Human Sciences in Bamako and represented his country at the UNESCO general conferences. In 1962, he was elected to UNESCO's executive council, and in 1966 he helped establish a unified system for the transcription of African languages.
He was born about 1900 in Mali. He passed away in 1991 in Ivory Coast.
The Fula language spelling of his name is probably: Aamadu Hampaate Ba.
Sources
- Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadou_Hampâté_Bâ
- Wikipédia, https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadou_Hampâté_Bâ
- Muriel Devey, Hampaté Bâ : l'homme de la tradition, LivreSud, Sénégal, 1993
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