Raphael Armattoe

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Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe (born August 12, 1913 in Keta , Volta Region , † December 21, 1953 in Hamburg ) was a Ghanaian doctor, author and poet. Armattoe had studied the effect of the Abochi drug on parasitic infestation in humans. He was politically active as an advocate for Togo's independence .

First he began his work with short stories, later more extensive poetry followed.

In 1949 he was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by members of the Irish Parliament .

Works

  • The Swiss contribution to western civilization (1944)
  • The golden age of West African civilization (1946)
  • Space, time, and race ;: Or, the age of man in America (1946)
  • Personal recollections of the Nobel Laureation Festival of 1947: With an appendix listing all the distinguished guests at the Nobel banquet (1948)

His first work was Between the Forest and the Sea (1950). Deep Down in the Black Man's Mind (1954) was not published until after his death.

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Individual evidence

  1. nomination