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]
References
- 1.André et Dominique Prost, « André Prost (1903-1987), missionnaire et linguiste africain au service de la Haute-Volta : Repères biographiques », in Gabriel Massa et Y. Georges Madiéga (dir.), La Haute-Volta coloniale : témoignages, recherches, regards, Éd. Karthala, Paris, 1995, p. 582-583. (in French)
- 2.IdRef.