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 In 1939 he began his tertiary studies at the [[University College of the Orange Free State]] to complete a BA degree in [[Dutch]], History and English as majors in 1941. This was followed by an MA in 1944, and a doctorate from the Gemeentelijke Universiteit in Amsterdam in 1954.
-He initially began working as a teacher in Ladybrand and Philippolis, before being appointed a lecturer  at the Free State Technical College in 1945. After his return from Amsterdam in 1952 he again taught for a time in Kroonstad, before being appointed a lecturer at the [[University of the Orange Free State]] in 1955. In 1967 he was appointed the first professor and head of the Department of [[Afrikaans]] and [[Dutch]] at the newly established [[Rand Afrikaans University]].
+He initially began working as a teacher in Ladybrand and Philippolis, before joining the Free State Technical College in Bloemfontein as a lecturer in 1945. After his return from Amsterdam in 1952 he again taught for a time in Kroonstad, before being appointed a lecturer (later senior lecturer) at the [[University of the Orange Free State]] in 1955. In 1967 he became the first professor and head of the Department of [[Afrikaans]] and [[Dutch]] at the newly established [[Rand Afrikaans University]].
-He was married to Susan Grobler and the couple had four children, three daughters and a son.
+He was married to child psychologist Susan Grobler and the couple had four children, three daughters and a son.
 He passed away in Johannesburg on 10 Januarie 2015.

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	[[F.I.J. van Rensburg]] (1922 - 2015) was an [[Afrikaans]] academic and literary critic.		[[F.I.J. van Rensburg]] (1922 - 2015) was an [[Afrikaans]] academic and literary critic.

		+	Also referred to more informally as '''[[Frans van Rensburg]]'''.

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 Born [[Francois Izak Janse van Rensburg]] in Dewetsdorp in the Orange Free State on 18 Januarie 1922, and after a few years schooling in his home town, completed his primary education in Bloemfontein at the Dr Viljoenskool and matriculated at the Sentraal Hoërskool there in 1938.
-In 1939 he began his tertiary studies at the [[University College of the Orange Free State]] to complete a BA degree in Dutch, History and English as majors in 1941. This was followed by an MA in 1944, and a doctorate from the Gemeentelijke Universiteit in Amsterdam in 1954.
+In 1939 he began his tertiary studies at the [[University College of the Orange Free State]] to complete a BA degree in [[Dutch]], History and English as majors in 1941. This was followed by an MA in 1944, and a doctorate from the Gemeentelijke Universiteit in Amsterdam in 1954.
 He initially began working as a teacher in Ladybrand and Philippolis, before being appointed a lecturer  at the Free State Technical College in 1945. After his return from Amsterdam in 1952 he again taught for a time in Kroonstad, before being appointed a lecturer at the [[University of the Orange Free State]] in 1955. In 1967 he was appointed the first professor and head of the Department of [[Afrikaans]] and [[Dutch]] at the newly established [[Rand Afrikaans University]].
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 He was married to Susan Grobler and the couple had four children, three daughters and a son.
-He passed away on 10 Januarie 2015.
+He passed away in Johannesburg on 10 Januarie 2015.
 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==

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 [[F.I.J. van Rensburg]] (1922 - 2015) was an [[Afrikaans]] academic and literary critic.
-'''BEING WRITTEN'''
 == Biography ==

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 ==Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance==
-The author of numerous articles, essays, reviews and books on [[Afrikaans]] literature, including a number of plays and playwrights, among them [[Anthony Delius]], [[Uys Krige]], [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]], .
+The author of numerous articles, essays, reviews and books on literary theory and [[Afrikaans]] literature, including a number of reviews and studies of plays and playwrights, among them [[Anthony Delius]], [[Uys Krige]] and [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]].
 (For relevant items by Van Rensburg, see the ESAST Bibliography at '''[[ESAT Bibliography Van O-Van R]]'''.)

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 https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/F.I.J._van_Rensburg
+https://www.litnet.co.za/fij-van-rensburg-1922-2015/
 Go to the  [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 The author of numerous articles, essays, reviews and books on [[Afrikaans]] literature, including a number of plays and playwrights, among them [[Anthony Delius]], [[Uys Krige]], [[N.P. van Wyk Louw]], .
-(For relevant items by Van Rensburg, see the ESAST Bibliography at [[ESAT Bibliography Van O-Van R]]
+(For relevant items by Van Rensburg, see the ESAST Bibliography at '''[[ESAT Bibliography Van O-Van R]]'''.
 == Sources ==