L H Ofosu-Appiah
Biographic Data
| ID | 98217 |
|---|---|
| NAME | L H Ofosu-Appiah |
| GIVEN NAMES | L H |
| FAMILY NAME | Ofosu-Appiah |
| SIGNATURE | OFOSU-APPIAH L H |
| AFFILIATIONS | African Institute for Mathematical Sciences Ghana |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1960 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1982 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Dictionary of African Biography
Dictionary of African Biography, I. Ethiopia-Ghana
The Encyclopaedia Africana
In March 1962 the late Dr W. E. B. Du Bois set up under the sponsorship of the Ghana Academy of Sciences a secretariat for an Encyclopaedia Africana, and became the first director. The aim was to compile an encyclopaedia dealing exclusively with Africa, using for the work as far as possible African scholars distinguished in their own fields of study. This does not preclude the use of foreign scholars where necessary, and some are being used
On Translating the Homeric Epithet and Simile into Twi
Opening ParagraphI do not know if anyone has ever tried to see if classical Greek poetry can be translated into any African language, but I had always felt that such an experiment would be worth trying. Some years ago, therefore, I made my first attempt by translating the Antigone of Sophocles into Twi, one of the principal languages in Ghana. It was then that I discovered the possibilities of the Twi language as a medium for translating a classi…
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On Translating the Homeric Epithet and Simile into Twi
Opening ParagraphI do not know if anyone has ever tried to see if classical Greek poetry can be translated into any African language, but I had always felt that such an experiment would be worth trying. Some years ago, therefore, I made my first attempt by translating the Antigone of Sophocles into Twi, one of the principal languages in Ghana. It was then that I discovered the possibilities of the Twi language as a medium for translating a classi…
The Encyclopaedia Africana
In March 1962 the late Dr W. E. B. Du Bois set up under the sponsorship of the Ghana Academy of Sciences a secretariat for an Encyclopaedia Africana, and became the first director. The aim was to compile an encyclopaedia dealing exclusively with Africa, using for the work as far as possible African scholars distinguished in their own fields of study. This does not preclude the use of foreign scholars where necessary, and some are being used
Dictionary of African Biography, I. Ethiopia-Ghana
Dictionary of African Biography
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