Anton Wilhelm Amo
Philosopher, Academic
1703 – 1759
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Who was Anton Wilhelm Amo?
Anton Wilhelm Amo or Anthony William Amo was an African from what is now Ghana, who became a respected philosopher and teacher at the universities of Halle and Jena in Germany after studying there. Brought to Germany as a child, where he was treated as a member of the family of the Anthony Ulrich, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, he was the first African known to have attended a European university.
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- Born
- 1703
Axim - Nationality
- Ghana
- Germany
- Profession
- Education
- University of Helmstedt
- Martin Luther University of Halle-Wittenberg
- Died
- 1759
Ghana
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on July 23, 2013
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