Biography of raphael armattoe
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Dr. Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe (1913 - 1953):
Physician and writer
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The New York Post called him "the ‘Irishman' from West Africa".
Biography of raphael armattoe
Henry Swanzy of the BBC referred to him as the "African Paracelsus". And in 1949, a group of parliamentarians from Stormont, the Dáil and Westminster joined together to sign letters nominating Dr Raphael Ernest Grail Armattoe for the Nobel Peace Prize.
Who was this man who appears to have made such a great impression on all who knew him?
Dr REG Armattoe was a man of many talents - a medical doctor, anthropologist, writer of prose and poetry, and towards the end of his life, a budding politician. Born and raised in Africa, Armattoe spent over a decade working in Northern Ireland.
Raphael Armattoe was born in August 1913 to a prominent family of the Ewe tribe in Togoland. After the First World War, the former German colony was divided into two mand