Father André Prost (born 28 August 1903 in

Orgelet, Jura Orgelet () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Surrounding communes Some adjacent communes of Orgelet are: * Présilly * Senay - Hamlet of Presilly Population See also *Communes of the Jura d ...

; died 24 May 1987 in

Bry-sur-Marne Bry-sur-Marne (, literally ''Bry on Marne'') is a commune in the Val-de-Marne department in the eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris. The commune of Bry-sur-Marne is part of the sector of Porte de Paris, o ...

) was a French missionary, Africanist, and linguist. As a

White Father , image = Cardinal Lavigerie.jpg , caption = Charles Lavigerie , abbreviation = M.Afr. , nickname = White Fathers , formation = , founder = Archbishop Charles-Martial Allema ...

, 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.IdRef

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1903 births 1987 deaths Linguists from France Linguists of Niger–Congo languages Missionary linguists White Fathers French Africanists 20th-century linguists {{Africanist-stub