# Sydney Vernon Petersen

> S. V. Petersen was an Afrikaans-language South African poet and author, educator and founding principal of the Athlone High School, Silvertown Athlone, Cape Town. He was the first person of colour whose poetry and prose were published in South Africa.

*South African poet (1914-1987)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/sydney-vernon-petersen

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** South Africa
- **Born:** 1914-06-22
- **Died:** 1987-10-30
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 36.0 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 5.5 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 35.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 55.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Sydney Vernon Petersen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Vernon_Petersen)
- [S.V. Petersen](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.V._Petersen)
- [سيدني فيرنون بيترسن](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%AF%D9%86%D9%8A_%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%86%D9%88%D9%86_%D8%A8%D9%8A%D8%AA%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%86)
- [Sydney Vernon Petersen](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Vernon_Petersen)
- [S.V. Petersen](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.V._Petersen)
- [Sydney Vernon Petersen](https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sydney_Vernon_Petersen)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4407271)

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