Du Plessis, Izak David, 1900-1981
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Variants
- Du Plessis, I. D. (Izak David), 1900-1981
- Plessis, Izak David du, 1900-1981
Additional Information
Birth Date
- 1900-06-25
Death Date
- 1981-12-11
Has Affiliation
- Organization: South Africa. Department of Coloured Affairs
Has Affiliation
- Organization: University of Cape Town
Has Affiliation
- Organization: University of the Western Cape
Birth Place
- Philipstown (South Africa)
Associated Language
- Afrikaans
Associated Language
- English
Field of Activity
Occupation
(lcsh) South Africa--Officials and employees
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Sources
- found: His Ballades ... 1938.
- found: His Tales from the Malay Quarter, 1981:t.p. (I. D. du Plessis)
- found: Suid-Afrikaanse Biografiese Woordeboek, Vol. V, 1987:p. 231 (b. Philipstown, June 25, 1900; d. Cape Town, Dec. 11, 1981)
- found: Doederomandro en ander kaapse stories, c1970:t.p. (I.D. du Plessis)
- found: Coloured people belong to the West, 1960:t.p. (Dr. I.D. Du Plessis; Secretary for Coloured Affairs)
- found: Storiewerf website, viewed Mar. 31, 2014(ID du Plessis (1900-1981); Izak David du Plessis; best known as a poet of the "geslag van Dertig" (family of Thirty); also wrote young adult novels; studied at Univ. of Cape Town; B.Ed. 1925; lecturer in Afrikaans 1928-1931, Kaapse Tegniese Kollege; after MA 1931, taught at the University of Cape Town; in 1948 became head of the Instituut vir Maleise Studies; his doctorate is on the contribution of the Cape Malay to African folk song; became Commissioner of Coloured Affairs in 1951, Secretary of Coloured Affairs in 1960; involved in establishment of the University of the Western Cape in 1961, chancellor 1970)
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Change Notes
- 1979-06-21: new
- 2023-09-08: revised
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