Mofolo, Thomas, 1877-1948

found: Dictionary of South African Biography, Vol. I, 1968:p. 550 (Mofolo, Thomas Mokopu; b.Aug. 2, 1875; d. Sept. 8, 1948; Southern Sotho author)

found: Wikipedia WWW site, Feb. 11, 2011(Thomas Mokopu Mofolo; b. Dec. 22, 1876; d. Sept. 8, 1948; most popular book 'Chaka')

found: Dictionary of African Biography, accessed February 26, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Mofolo, Thomas Mokopu; fiction writer, entrepreneur, social historian / commentator; born 1877 in Khojane, Lesotho; baptized in church of Paris Evangelical Missionary Society; studied at Mountain School in Morija; worked at Morija Book Depot (1899-1910); wrote three novels which were translated in several languages; labor-recruiting agent for mines (1912); bought steam engine, opened milling business (1916); opened general store (1926), sold it in 1937; suffered poverty and ill-health (1940-1948); died 8 September, 1948 in Teyateyaneng, Lesotho)