Laurens van der Post
Novelist, Author
1906 – 1996
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Who was Laurens van der Post?
Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE was a 20th-century Afrikaner author, farmer, war hero, political adviser to British heads of government, close friend of Prince Charles, godfather of Prince William, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer and conservationist.
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- Born
- Dec 13, 1906
Philippolis, Free State - Also known as
- Sir Laurens Jan van der Post
- Sir Laurens Jan van der Post, CBE
- Parents
- Spouses
- Marjorie Edith Wendt,
(1928/03/08 - 1949) - Ingaret Giffard
(1949/10/13 - 1996/12/16)
- Marjorie Edith Wendt,
- Children
- Nationality
- South Africa
- England
- Profession
- Education
- Grey College, Bloemfontein
- Died
- Dec 16, 1996
London - Resting place
- Philippolis, Free State
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on July 23, 2013
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