Ernst van Heerden
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Country
South Africa
Birth - Death
1916 - 1997
Occupation
Poet
Notable Achievements
Olympic Silver
Description
Afrikaans poet and academic, winning an Olympic Silver for his poetry (1948). Emeritus Professor of Afrikaans and Nederlands at Wits and lectured at the University of Stellenbosch (1943-1959).