- William Merlaud-Ponty
Amédée William Merlaud-Ponty was a French colonial administrator (b.
4 February 1866 in Rochefort, France; d.13 June 1915 inDakar ,Senegal ). He was a Governor General ofFrench West Africa (1908–1915) who particularly interested himself in the economic development and education of Africa.During
World War I , Merlaud-Ponty was responsible for recruiting volunteers for African battlefields.At Dakar's railway station a 1923 monument dedicated "to the creators of French West Africa and the glory of the Black army" features
Paul Ducuing 's statues of the "tirailleur " Demba and the "zouave " Dupont. [Olivier Herviaux, [http://africamix.blog.lemonde.fr/2007/10/25/coly-sobanski-freres-tirailleurs-pour-la-vie/ "Coly & Sobanski, frères tirailleurs pour la vie" in "Le Monde"] , 25 October 2007] The same monument honours the French conqueror of Senegal,Louis Faidherbe , as well as four Governors General, Noël Ballay,Joost van Vollenhoven , François Clozel and Ponty himself. [René Vanlande, "Dakar", Peyronnet, Paris, 1940, p. 189]Notes
ee also
*fr Colonial administrators in Senegal
*History of Senegal
*Education in Senegal
*William Ponty school
*fr Dakar College of Science and Veterinary Medicine
*École nationale de médecine et pharmacie (Senegal)
*fr Georges Hardy, "Une conquête morale: l'enseignement en AOF", L'Harmattan, 2005, 275 p. (ISBN 2747592979)
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