Amadou Hampâté Bâ
Malian writer, historian and ethnologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Amadou Hampâté Bâ (Fula: 𞤀𞤸𞤥𞤢𞤣𞤵 𞤖𞤢𞤥𞤨𞤢𞥄𞤼𞤫 𞤄𞤢𞥄, romanized: Ahmadu Hampaate Baa, 1900/1901 – 15 May 1991) was a Malian writer, historian and ethnologist. He was an influential figure in twentieth-century African literature and cultural heritage. He was a champion of Africa's oral tradition and traditional knowledge and is remembered for the saying: "whenever an old man dies, it is as though a library were burning down" ("un vieillard qui meurt, c'est une bibliothèque qui brûle").[1]
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Amadou Hampâté Bâ | |
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Born | 1900/1901 |
Died | 13 May 1991(1991-05-13) (aged 90–91) |
Occupation(s) | Writer and ethnologist |
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