Es'kia Mphahlele
South African writer and publisher (1919-2008) · South Africa · Writers · Died at 88
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Something wrong?Es'kia Mphahlele was a South African writer, educationist, artist and activist celebrated as the Father of African Humanism and one of the founding figures of modern African literature.
A life in dates
2008Died27 October 20082004Honorary Doctor of the University of PretoriaAward2003Honorary Doctorate of the University of Cape TownAward1983Honorary Doctor of Rhodes UniversityAward1982Honorary Doctor of the University of PennsylvaniaAward1919Born17 December 1919
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Country
South Africa
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1919 to 2008 · aged 88
Writers from South Africa 6
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