Amadou Hampâté Bâ

Amadou Hampâté Bâ
Amadou Hampâté Bâ

Amadou Hampâté Bâ was a Malian writer, historian and ethnologist. He was an influential figure in twentieth-century African literature and cultural heritage. He was a champion of Africa's oral tradition and traditional knowledge and is remembered for the saying: "whenever an old man dies, it is as though a library were burning down."

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May 15th, 1991
Died Aged
21
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