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Diederik Johannes Opperman
Diederik (or Dirk) Johannes Opperman, commonly referred to as D.J. Opperman ( 29 September 1914 – 22 September 1985) was a South African poetry, poet. Biography He was born on 29 September 1914 in Dundee, KwaZulu-Natal, Dundee in KwaZulu-Natal Province, Natal, where he grew up. He went to school in the towns of Estcourt, KwaZulu-Natal, Estcourt and Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal, Vryheid, and afterwards received an M.A. degree from the University of Natal. He taught at schools in Pietermaritzburg and Johannesburg, and later on became editor of ''Die Huisgenoot''. In 1949 he became a lecturer at the University of Cape Town. During this period he completed one of his most important publications – ''Digters van Dertig'' (Poets of the thirties) – in 1953. He won the prestigious Hertzog prize for poetry in 1947 for his collection ''Heilige beeste'' ("Holy cattle"). From 1960 to 1975 he was a professor of Afrikaans at Stellenbosch University, where he also served on the editorial board ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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