Clement Anderson Akrofi

Clement Anderson Akrofi (1 July 1901 – 1 July 1967) was an ethnolinguist, translator and philologist who worked extensively on the structure of the Twi language under the aegis of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana.

Early life and education Clement Anderson Akrofi was born in Apirede in the Akuapem area of the Eastern Region of Ghana. Akrofi was afflicted by poliomyelitis which led to infantile paralysis and the loss of lower limb movement. As many Basel missionaries were either of German or Swiss German origins, the colonial government saw them as political appendages of the German government. It was named after Clement Anderson Akrofi and Johann Gottlieb Christaller. Though institutionally independent, the institute is an affiliate of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana and is housed in an old Basel Mission station.