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Jan Kemp
Jan Kemp may refer to: *Jan Kemp (general) (1872–1946), South African Boer officer, rebel general, and politician *Jan Kemp (writer) Janet Mary Riemenschneider-Kemp (born 12 March 1949) is a New Zealand poet, short story writer and public performer of her work. She lives in Kronberg im Taunus, Germany. Early life Kemp was born in Hamilton in 1949. Education Kemp grad ... (born 1945), New Zealand writer * Jan Kemp (academic) (1949–2008), American academic and English tutor {{human name disambiguation, Kemp, Jan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Kemp (general)
Jan Christoffel Greyling Kemp (10 June 1872 – 31 December 1946) was a South African Boer officer, rebel general, and politician. Early life Jan Kemp was born in the present Amersfoort district, Transvaal on 10 June 1872, the younger son of Jurie Johannes Kemp and Maria Aletta Greyling. His maternal grandfather, Abraham Carel Greyling, a stepson of the Voortrekker leader, Piet Retief, was killed with Retief in 1838. His paternal grandfather, Petrus Johannes Kemp, emigrated from Belgium between 1830 and 1840. He was educated at the Staatsgymnasium (State Gymnasium) in Pretoria. He became a clerk in the Transvaal department of education in 1889. He soon transferred to the mining commissioner's office in Krugersdorp and achieved the position of chief clerk by 1899. Military career He served in the Magato War, against the Basuto chief, in 1895 and helped to suppress the Jameson Raid. At the outbreak of the Second Anglo-Boer War he joined the Krugersdorp Commando. As a burghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jan Kemp (writer)
Janet Mary Riemenschneider-Kemp (born 12 March 1949) is a New Zealand poet, short story writer and public performer of her work. She lives in Kronberg im Taunus, Germany. Early life Kemp was born in Hamilton in 1949. Education Kemp graduated from the University of Auckland with an MA in English in 1974. She gained a Diploma in Teaching from Auckland Teachers' College in 1972, and RSA Certificate, British Council, Hong Kong (Teacher of English as a Foreign Language) in 1984. Career Kemp began working with the poetry magazine ''The Word is Freed'' (usually abbreviated to ''Freed'') in the late 1960s. ''Freed'' ran from 1968 to 1973, and emerged from the University of Auckland. In winter 1979, Kemp toured New Zealand as the only woman in the 'Gang of Four', with Sam Hunt, Alistair Campbell and Hone Tuwhare. Kemp was described at the time as "Jan Kemp, the youngest - and prettiest? - of the four poets on tour." Kemp worked as a teacher of English as a foreign language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |