Mphahlele, Es'kia, 1919-2008

found: Manganyi, N.C. Exiles and homecomings, c1983:t.p. (Es'kia Mphahlele) p. 298 (b. 12/17/19 in Cape Location, Pretoria)

found: Los Angeles times WWW site, Oct. 29, 2008(Es'kia Mphahlele; d. Monday [Oct. 27, 2008], northern South Africa, at 88; politically active South African writer)

found: Independent online ed., Oct. 31, 2008(Es'kia Mphahlele; b. Ezekiel Mphahlele, Dec. 17, 1919, Marabastad, Pretoria, South Africa; left South Africa in 1957; adopted the name Es'kia in 1977 on his return from exile; d. Oct. 27, 2008, Lebowakgomo, South Africa; founding figure of modern African literature who became a powerful voice in the fight for racial equality)

found: Wikipedia, November 8, 2018(Es'kia Mphahlele; South African writer, educationist, artist and activist, celebrated as the Father of African Humanism and one of the founding figures of modern African literature; spent twenty years in exile: in Nigeria (1957-1961), France (1961-1963), Kenya (1963-1966), Colorado (1966-1974), and Philadelphia (1974-1977); he and his family officially returned to South Africa in 1977, on the birthday of his wife Rebecca, 17 August; in 1979 he joined the University of the Witwatersrand as a senior research fellow at the African Studies Institute; he founded the department of African literature, at Wits in 1983; retired from Wits University in 1987; appointed Executive Chairman of the Board of Directors at Funda Centre for Community Education; continued teaching African literature as a visiting professor at other universities, including Harvard)