# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/kwame-gyekye
# Generated: 2026-08-15T02:14:40.234Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/kwame-gyekye"
name: "Kwame Gyekye"
slug: "kwame-gyekye"
description: "Kwame Gyekye was a Ghanaian philosopher, and an important figure in the development of modern African philosophy. Gyekye was an emeritus professor of philosophy at the University of Ghana, and a visiting professor of philosophy and African-American studies at Temple University. He is known for theorizing the concept of person-hood on the basis of Akan cultural paradigm in debate with Kwasi Wiredu, which is seen as one of the defining moments of modern African philosophy. Notable is his presentation and defense of moderate communitarianism, which can be understood as a political theory rooted in principles of common good and dignity."
tagline: "Ghanaian philosopher (1939–2019)"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Academics"
  slug: "academics"
profileType:
  name: "Academic"
  slug: "academic"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631"
birthDate: "1939-11-10"
deathDate: "2019-04-13"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           42.76
  momentum:             10.58823529411765
  historical:           6.409468
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     45
  profileCompleteness:  45
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
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  country:  null
  category: null
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    title: "كوامى جيكى"
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    title: "Kwame Gyekye"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump