André Raponda-Walker

André Raponda-Walker was born in 1871 in Libreville. A pupil of the Holy Ghost Fathers, he was ordained a priest in 1899, the first Gabonese to become one, and afterwards travelled the country from post to post. He knew a dozen Gabonese languages, for which he compiled dictionaries and grammars, and with Roger Sillans he published works on the plants and beliefs of the country. A foundation in his name, in Libreville, continues the publication of his manuscripts. He died on 11 December 1968.

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• TaleContes gabonaisAndré Raponda-Walker · 1967not translated into EnglishLiterature