André Prost | |
Birth Date: | 28 August 1903 |
Birth Place: | France |
Nationality: | French |
Occupation: | Missionary and linguist |
Main Interests: | Languages of West Africa |
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]
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]