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Hennie Aucamp

Afrikaans poet/short story writer/cabaretist/academic (1934-2014) · South Africa · On the map · Writers · Died at 80

Hennie Aucamp was a South African Afrikaans poet, short story writer, cabaretist and academic. He grew up on a farm in the Stormberg highlands and matriculated at Jamestown, Eastern Cape before continuing his higher education at the University of Stellenbosch.

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He died in Cape Town at age 80 on 20 March 2014 after suffering a stroke.

Country
South Africa
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1934 to 2014 · aged 80