Background

Kom, Ambroise was born on December 15, 1946 in Yogam, Cameroon. Son of Defomanotcha and Marguerite Wayou.

Education

Lic in letters, U. Yaounde (Cameroon), l970; diploma higher studies, U. Yaounde (Cameroon), l97l; D 3d cycle, U. Pau (France), l975; D Letters, U. Sorbonne, Paris, l98l.

Career

Instructor, Brown U., Providence, l972-75; assistant professor, Brown U., Providence, l975; assistant professor, Dalhousie U., Halifax, Nova Scoti, Canada, l975-77; assistant professor, researcher, U. Sherbrooke (Quebec, Canada), l978-82; associate professor, U. Rabat (Morocco), l982-84; associate professor literature, U. Yaounde, l984-88; professor, U. Yaounde, l988-.

Achievements

• Ambroise Kom has been listed as a noteworthy Literature educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Dorothée Njuidje. Children: Nouepeyiô, Messà, Ghainsom.

Father:

Defomanotcha Wayou

Mother:

Marguerite Wayou

Spouse:

Dorothée Njuidje

child:

Nouepeyiô Kom

child:

Ghainsom Kom

child:

Messà Kom