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Laurens van der Post
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South African writer (1906–1996)
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- Born
- 1906-12-13
- Died
- 1996-12-16
- Works
- 58
Top works
- [Kalahari expedition in search of Bushmen in Bechuanaland, August-October, 1955]
- Recipes: African cooking
- Lost World of the Kalaha
- Heart of the Hunter
- Venture to the Interior
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Film & TV
Philippolis, South Africa
Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE was a South African Afrikaner writer, farmer, soldier, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer, and conservationist.
Known for
- Hasten Slowly: The Journey of Sir Laurens van der Post — Self1997
- The Oshima Gang — Self1983
- One Pair of Eyes1967
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Africa
- Place of birth
- Philippolis
- Place of death
- London
- Occupation
- farmer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Award
- Knight Bachelor
- Conflict
- World War II
- Military branch
- British Army
- Military rank
- colonel
- Image
- Sir Laurens van Der Post (cropped).jpg
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- end of work period
- 1996-00-00
- Commons category
- Laurens van der Post
- date of birth
- 1906-12-13
- date of death
- 1966-12-16
- start of work period
- 1934-00-00
- honorific prefix
- Sir
- relative
- William, Prince of Wales
- name in native language
- Laurens van der Post
- writing language
- English language
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