Elisabeth Eybers
Illustration — Elisabeth Eybers • Illustration — Taalles by Elisabeth Eybers as a wall poem in Leiden Elisabeth Françoise Eybers (26 February 1915 – 1 December 2007) was a South African poet. Her poetry was mainly in Afrikaans, although she translated some of her own work (and those of others) into English. Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal.
Elisabeth Eybers
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- Full name
- Elisabeth Françoise Eybers.
- Born
- 1915. · Klerksdorp.
- Died
- 2007. · Amsterdam.
- Nationality
- South Africa and Kingdom of the Netherlands.
- Occupation
- poet, writer, journalist and translator.
- Education
- University of the Witwatersrand.
- Honours
- P.C. Hooft Award, Constantijn Huygens Prize, Herman Gorterprijs, Hertzog Prize and Order for Meritorious Service.
- Languages
- Afrikaans.
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Illustration — Elisabeth Eybers • Illustration — Taalles by Elisabeth Eybers as a wall poem in Leiden Elisabeth Françoise Eybers (26 February 1915 – 1 December 2007) was a South African poet. Her poetry was mainly in Afrikaans, although she translated some of her own work (and those of others) into English. Eybers was born in Klerksdorp, Transvaal.
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Recorded at birth as Elisabeth Françoise Eybers. Born at Klerksdorp in 1915, died in Amsterdam in 2007.
Elisabeth Eybers studied at University of the Witwatersrand. The recorded working language is Afrikaans. Residence is recorded at Amsterdam. Distinctions recorded are P.C. Hooft Award, Constantijn Huygens Prize, Herman Gorterprijs and Hertzog Prize.
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