D. F. Malherbe
Illustration — D.F. Malherbe Daniël Francois Malherbe or (as he is generally known) D.F. Malherbe (28 May 1881 – 12 April 1969), was an Afrikaans-language novelist, poet, dramatist, and scholar. He was born in Dal Josafat in the Cape Colony, now Western Cape Province, South Africa. Malherbe is most noted for having written what is regarded as the first novel of artistic value in Afrikaans, Vergeet niet (Do Not Forget).
D. F. Malherbe
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- 1881 · Paarl.
- Died
- 1969 · Bloemfontein.
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Occupation
- poet · writer · playwright
- Languages
- Afrikaans
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Illustration — D.F. Malherbe Daniël Francois Malherbe or (as he is generally known) D.F. Malherbe (28 May 1881 – 12 April 1969), was an Afrikaans-language novelist, poet, dramatist, and scholar. He was born in Dal Josafat in the Cape Colony, now Western Cape Province, South Africa. Malherbe is most noted for having written what is regarded as the first novel of artistic value in Afrikaans, Vergeet niet (Do Not Forget).
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Born at Paarl in 1881, died in Bloemfontein in 1969.
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