Hennie Aucamp | |
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Born |
Dordrecht, Eastern Cape |
20 January 1934
Died | 20 March 2014 Cape Town, Western Cape |
Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | University of Stellenbosch |
Occupation | Academic, poet, playwright |
Hennie Aucamp (20 January 1934 – 20 March 2014) was an Afrikaans poet, short story writer, cabaretist and academic. He grew up on a farm in the Stormberg highlands and matriculated at Jamestown, Eastern Cape before continuing his higher education at the University of Stellenbosch. He died in Cape Town at age 80 on 20 March 2014 after suffering a stroke.