About Francis Aupiais
Lived 1877 – 1945 (aged 68). Francis Aupiais was a French politician, anthropologist and missionary.
Francis Aupiais (11 August 1877 – 14 December 1945) was a French Roman Catholic missionary, anthropologist, and writer.
He was born in Saint-Père-en-Retz and studied at the Missions Africains de Lyon seminary. He was ordained a priest in 1902. He briefly worked in Senegal before being sent to Dahomey. In 1903, he was named vicar of Abomey, and soon took on several other administrative roles in Porto-Novo. In 1925, Aupiais founded the journal La Reconnaissance Africaine, striving to publish ethnographic studies by Dahomeyans and popularize African culture abroad. He was a strident admirer of the indigenous culture and integrated traditional music, costumes and dances into religious celebrations.
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Who was Francis Aupiais?
French politician
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Francis Aupiais was born on 11 August 1877 in Saint-Père-en-Retz.
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Francis Aupiais died on 15 December 1945 in Paris.
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Francis Aupiais was a politician, anthropologist and missionary.
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Francis Aupiais was French.
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