Laurens van der Post


 
 

Sir Laurens Jan van der Post (aka Laurens van der Post) December 13, 1906 – December 16, 1996. Famous 20th century Afrikaner author of many books, farmer, war hero, political adviser to British heads of state, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer, and conservationist.

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Laurens was born in the small town of Philippolis in the Orange River Colony, a British colony in what is today South Africa. His father, Christiaan Willem Hendrik van der Post (1856–1914), of Dutch origin, had arrived in South Africa at the age of three and later married Laurens's mother in 1889. Her name was Lammie and she was of German origin. The family had a total of fifteen children, with Laurens being the thirteenth, the fifth son. Christiaan was a lawyer and politician, and fought in the Boer War against the British. After the second Boer War he was exiled with his family to Stellenbosch, where Laurens was conceived. They returned to Philipolis in the Orange River Colony in 1906, where Laurens was born.


 

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Introduction
Early years
War years
Rise to fame
Later years
Controversy
Selected works
Movies
References
External links
 
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December 16 (2) - Leap year (2) - December 13 (2) - Boer War (1) - Dutch (1) - Stellenbosch (1) - Gregorian Calendar (1) - Gregorian calendar (1) - Afrikaner (1) - 1996 (1) - 1906 (1) - South Africa (1) - Orange River Colony (1) - Philippolis (1) -
 

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