Gottlieb Ababio Adom

The Reverend Gottlieb Ababio Adom
Gottlieb A. Adom
Born	(1904-11-17)17 November 1904 Accra, Gold Coast
Died	20 June 1979(1979-06-20) (aged 74) Accra, Ghana
Nationality	British subject (1904-1957) Ghanaian (1957-1979)
Education	Basel Mission Seminary, Akropong
Occupation	Clergyman Teacher Editor Journalist
Spouse(s)	Kate Nana Sapon Hyde (m. 1936; annulled 1948) Sophia Esi Atswei Odamtten (m. 1954)
Children	6
Parent(s)	Isaac Adom (father) Elisabeth Ahinee Amarteifio (mother)
Relatives	Naa Botwe, Stool Mother of Osu Mantse (grandmother) Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey (step-brother) Nii Amaa Ollennu (cousin)
Church	Presbyterian Church of Ghana
Ordained	Ramseyer Training Centre at Abetifi, 1960
Offices held	Editor, Christian Messenger (1966-1970)

Gottlieb Ababio Adom (17 November 1904 – †20 June 1979) was a Ghanaian educator, journalist, editor and Presbyterian clergyman who served as the Editor of the Christian Messenger, established in 1883 by the Basel Mission, as the official news publication of the Presbyterian Church of Ghana from 1966 to 1970.

Gottlieb A. Adom was born on 17 November 1904 in Osu (Christiansborg). His parents were Isaac G. Adom, a blacksmith of Osu-Adjumanko and Elisabeth Ahinee Amarteifio of Osu Amantra, Odartey Sro Weku and of Asere, Accra. He was named after the award-winning German ethnolinguist and philologist, who translated the Bible into the Twi language with the help of two Akan linguists, David Asante and Theophilus Opoku. Christaller was a two-time winner (1876; 1882) of the most prestigious linguistics prize, The Prix Volney, awarded since 1822, by the Institut de France "to recognize work in general and comparative linguistics. linguistics."  Adom's parents both belonged to the Ga-Dangme ethnic group of Accra.  Adom hailed from one of the royal families of Osu and was the grandson of Naa Botwe, Stool Mother of the Paramount Chief, the Osu Mantse’s Stool. His step-brother was Emmanuel Obetsebi-Lamptey, the Gold Coast politician and lawyer, one of the founding leaders of the United Gold Coast Convention (UGCC) and a member of "The Big Six", the group of political activists detained by the British colonial government after the 1948 Accra riots, kicking off the struggle for the attainment of Ghana's independence in 1957. G. A. Adom was also the cousin of the Ghanaian barrister and judge, Nii Amaa Ollennu (1906 -1986) who became the Speaker of the Parliament of Ghana during the Second Republic and additionally, serving as the Chairman of the Presidential Commission and the acting President of Ghana from 7 August 1970 to 31 August 1970.