Léopold Sédar Senghor

Léopold Sédar Senghor was born on October 9, 1906 in Joal-la-Portugaise, French West Africa [now Senegal]. He was a writer, known for Batouk (1967), Auf der Lesebühne der Literarischen Illustrierten (1965) and Son ou gal (1965). He was married to Colette Hubert and Ginette Éboué. He died on December 20, 2001 in Normandy, France.