# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/laurens-van-der-post
# Generated: 2026-08-13T16:45:27.269Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/laurens-van-der-post"
name: "Laurens van der Post"
slug: "laurens-van-der-post"
description: "Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist. He was noted for his interest in Jungianism and the Kalahari Bushmen, his experiences during World War II, as well as his relationships with notable figures such as King Charles III and British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. After his death, there was controversy over claims that he had exaggerated many aspects of his life, as well the revelation that he had impregnated a 14-year-old girl entrusted in his care."
tagline: "South African writer (1906–1996)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Sir_Laurens_van_Der_Post_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
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  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
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  slug: "writers"
profileType:
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  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1906-12-13"
deathDate: "1996-12-16"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  profileCompleteness:  75
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ranks:
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  country:  250
  category: null
platforms:
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump