Adriaan Donker - Revision history

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 He became a close friend of and mentor to many writers working in English over the years, and helped establish a vibrant literature in English in the country. Selling the publishing house to [[Naspers]] in 199*, he moved to France, though he stayed on as consultant, and in fact returned for a while to work in Natal in the 1990s. (For books published by him, see also the entry on '''[[Ad. Donker Publishers]]''' )
-He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]][https://cca.ukzn.ac.za/] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''Poetry Festival'' and the ''[[Time of the Writer|Time of the Writer Festival]]''[https://tow.ukzn.ac.za/] there.
+He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]][https://cca.ukzn.ac.za/] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''[[Poetry Africa|Poetry Africa Festival]]'' and the ''[[Time of the Writer|Time of the Writer Festival]]''[https://tow.ukzn.ac.za/] there.
 He was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to South African literature.

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 He became a close friend of and mentor to many writers working in English over the years, and helped establish a vibrant literature in English in the country. Selling the publishing house to [[Naspers]] in 199*, he moved to France, though he stayed on as consultant, and in fact returned for a while to work in Natal in the 1990s. (For books published by him, see also the entry on '''[[Ad. Donker Publishers]]''' )
-He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]][https://cca.ukzn.ac.za/] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''Poetry Festival'' and the ''[[Time of the Writer Festival]]''[https://tow.ukzn.ac.za/] there.
+He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]][https://cca.ukzn.ac.za/] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''Poetry Festival'' and the ''[[Time of the Writer|Time of the Writer Festival]]''[https://tow.ukzn.ac.za/] there.
 He was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to South African literature.

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 He became a close friend of and mentor to many writers working in English over the years, and helped establish a vibrant literature in English in the country. Selling the publishing house to [[Naspers]] in 199*, he moved to France, though he stayed on as consultant, and in fact returned for a while to work in Natal in the 1990s. (For books published by him, see also the entry on '''[[Ad. Donker Publishers]]''' )
-He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]][https://cca.ukzn.ac.za/] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''Poetry Festival'' and the ''[[Time of the Writer Festival]]'' there.
+He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]][https://cca.ukzn.ac.za/] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''Poetry Festival'' and the ''[[Time of the Writer Festival]]''[https://tow.ukzn.ac.za/] there.
 He was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to South African literature.

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 He became a close friend of and mentor to many writers working in English over the years, and helped establish a vibrant literature in English in the country. Selling the publishing house to [[Naspers]] in 199*, he moved to France, though he stayed on as consultant, and in fact returned for a while to work in Natal in the 1990s. (For books published by him, see also the entry on '''[[Ad. Donker Publishers]]''' )
-He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]][https://cca.ukzn.ac.za/] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''Poetry Festival'' and ''The Time of the Writer'' there.
+He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]][https://cca.ukzn.ac.za/] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''Poetry Festival'' and the ''[[Time of the Writer Festival]]'' there.
 He was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to South African literature.

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 He became a close friend of and mentor to many writers working in English over the years, and helped establish a vibrant literature in English in the country. Selling the publishing house to [[Naspers]] in 199*, he moved to France, though he stayed on as consultant, and in fact returned for a while to work in Natal in the 1990s. (For books published by him, see also the entry on '''[[Ad. Donker Publishers]]''' )
-He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''Poetry Festival'' and ''The Time of the Writer'' there.
+He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]][https://cca.ukzn.ac.za/] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''Poetry Festival'' and ''The Time of the Writer'' there.
 He was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to South African literature.

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-[[Adriaan Donker]] (19**-2002) publisher of South African writing, cultural history and literary theory.
+[[Adriaan Donker]] (1933-2002) publisher of South African writing, cultural history and literary theory.
 Generally referred to as '''[[Ad Donker]]''' (also found as [[AD Donker]] or [[Ad. Donker]]).
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 ==Biography==
-Born in Bilthoven, Holland, the Netherlands, he he trained as a publisher, ''inter alia'' with Uitgeverij Ad. Donker (a publishing firm founded in Rotterdam by his father[https://uitgeverijdonker.nl/over-ons/] in 1934) and Collier Macmillan in London and New York City. In 1966 came to South Africa as a sales representative, going on to become a highly respected local publisher and charismatic personality, who  founded the influential publishing firm '''[[Ad Donker Publishers]]''' to publish new writing in South Africa.
+Born in Bilthoven, Holland, the Netherlands on 5 December 1933, he trained as a publisher, ''inter alia'' with the '''Uitgeverij Ad. Donker''' (a publishing firm founded in Rotterdam by his father[https://uitgeverijdonker.nl/over-ons/] in 1934) and [[Collier Macmillan]] in London and New York City. In 1966 came to South Africa as a sales representative, going on to become a highly respected local publisher and charismatic personality, who  founded the influential publishing firm '''[[Ad Donker Publishers]]''' to publish new writing in South Africa.
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 He was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to South African literature.
-He died in 2002.
+He died on 17 July 2002.
 ==Sources==

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	He became a close friend of and mentor to many writers working in English over the years, and helped establish a vibrant literature in English in the country. Selling the publishing house to [[Naspers]] in 199*, he moved to France, though he stayed on as consultant, and in fact returned for a while to work in Natal in the 1990s. (For books published by him, see also the entry on '''[[Ad. Donker Publishers]]''' )		He became a close friend of and mentor to many writers working in English over the years, and helped establish a vibrant literature in English in the country. Selling the publishing house to [[Naspers]] in 199*, he moved to France, though he stayed on as consultant, and in fact returned for a while to work in Natal in the 1990s. (For books published by him, see also the entry on '''[[Ad. Donker Publishers]]''' )
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		+	He was the original founder and director of the [[Centre of Creative Arts]] in Durban and initiated projects like the international ''Poetry Festival'' and ''The Time of the Writer'' there.
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		+	He was awarded an honorary doctorate for his contribution to South African literature.

	He died in 2002.		He died in 2002.

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