J.D. du Toit

J.D. du Toit (Totius) (1877-1953) Theologian, celebrated lyric poet and campaigner for the language rights of Afrikaans.

He is best remembered under and usually referred to by his famous nom de plume Totius

Son of S.J. du Toit. As a student he initially did translations, wrote short stories and - according to Ludwig Binge (1969), even some plays. While at school he wrote a short piece called Di Twé Susters under his early pseudonym Jaduto. ** In the 1920s he apparently advised Hendrik Hanekom against going on tour as a professional, considering it a desecration of the Afrikaans culture to perform for money. (Hanekom had written to ask “Totius” for a play).

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