Ernst van Heerden
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Ernst van Heerden
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Ernst van Heerden was a leading Afrikaans poet. Born in Pearston, Eastern Cape, South Africa, he was an openly gay academic famous for his poems on sport. He matriculated at Grey High School, Port Elizabeth. In 1948 he received a silver medal in the Olympic Games International Poetry Competition for Ses gedigte/Six poems. He held the degrees of M.A., D.Litt. et Phil.(Ghent), Hon.D.Litt., Hon D.Litt.. He was an Emeritus Professor of Afrikaans and Nederlands at Wits. He also lectured at the Univer
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South African poet
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2004-11-24T00:03:08Z
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2024-09-08T11:55:34Z
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