Raphael Armattoe
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Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe (1913-1953) was a Ghanaean doctor, author and poet.
He was nominated for the 1948 Nobel Prize for physiology (for research into the abochi drug against human parasites). He was also a noted campaigner for Togoelse independence.
He wrote essays and, in his late 30's, began writing poetry
His essays include:
- 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 published work of poetry was Between the Forest and the Sea (1950). Deep Down in the Black Man's Mind (1954) was published after his death.
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pg 32-33, West African Poetry: A Critical History by Robert Fraser (See on Google Books)
