# Benedict Wallet Vilakazi

> Benedict Wallet Vilakazi was a South African novelist, linguist, a descendant of the Zulu royal family, and a radically innovative poet who created a combination of traditional and Romantic poetry in the Zulu language. Vilakazi was also a professor at the University of Witwatersrand, where he became the first Black South African to teach University classes to White South Africans. In 1946, Vilakazi also became the first Black South African to receive a PhD.

*South African Zulu poet, novelist, and educator (1906–1947)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1906-01-06
- **Died:** 1947-10-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 44.4 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 9.9 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Benedict Wallet Vilakazi](https://zu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi)
- [بينيديكت واليت ڤيلاكازى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A8%D9%8A%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%8A%D9%83%D8%AA_%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AA_%DA%A4%D9%8A%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B2%D9%89)
- [Benedict Wallet Vilakazi](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi)
- [Benedict Wallet Vilakazi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi)
- [Benedict Wallet Vilakazi](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi)
- [Benedict Wallet Vilakazi](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi)
- [Benedict Wallet Vilakazi](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi)
- [Benedict Wallet Vilakazi](https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi)
- [Benedict Wallet Vilakazi](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi)
- [Вилакази, Бенедикт Уоллет](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%B0%D0%BA%D0%B0%D0%B7%D0%B8%2C_%D0%91%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%B8%D0%BA%D1%82_%D0%A3%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%82)
- [Benedict Wallet Vilakazi](https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi)
- [Benedict Wallet Vilakazi](https://xh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benedict_Wallet_Vilakazi)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q379727)

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