Ernst van Heerden [SEP] date of birth
Ernst van Heerden
Ernst van Heerden (20 March 1916 – 30 September 1997) was a leading Afrikaans poet.
Born in Pearston, Eastern Cape, South Africa, he was an openly gay academic famous for his poems on sport. He matriculated at Grey High School, Port Elizabeth. In 1948 he received a silver medal in the Olympic Games International Poetry Competition for "Ses gedigte"/"Six poems". He held the degrees of M.A. (University of Stellenbosch), D.Litt. et Phil.(Ghent), Hon.D.Litt. (
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- Ernst van Heerden, author.
- Harry van Heerden, politician and farmer.
- Ivor van Heerden, deputy director of the Louisiana State University Hurricane Center.
- Etienne van Heerden, poet and novelist
- Johan van Heerden, Romanian rugby union player
- Kurt Johann van Heerden, Singer Kurt Darren
- Mariette Van Heerden, Zimbabwean discus thrower and shot putter
- Moaner van Heerden, former rugby player.
- Wikus van Heerden, South African rugby union footballer.
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