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 == Biography ==
-[[Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr de Waal]] , he  generally wrote and published as [[J.H.H. de Waal]], though in earlier years, he was also referred to as [[Janni]], or [[Janni de Waal]].
+Born [[Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr de Waal]] , he  generally wrote and published as [[J.H.H. de Waal]], though in earlier years, he was also referred to as [[Janni]], or [[Janni de Waal]].
 He trained as a lawyer and initially became a teacher in Uitenhage and Utrecht, then moved to Cape Town in 1893?*. A founding member of the [[Die Afrikaanse Taalvereniging]] (3 November 1906), he battled to get [[Afrikaans]] recognized in the Cape courts.

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 These include ''[[Die Dokter van die Dorp|Di dokter van di dorp]]'' ("The doctor of the town"), ''[[Jan en Katrina]]'', ''[[‘n Les oor die Tier|'n Les oor di Tier]]'' ("a lesson about the tiger") and ''[[Jacob Riem en di Varki]]'' ("Jacob Riem and the Pig"), which appear to have been among the very first plays specifically performed in [[Afrikaans]] (possibly in Uitenhage in 1892, in Cape Town ca.1893 or 1894).
-Among his later plays the better known are ''[[Anjelina]]'' (1903), ''[[Die Spioen en sy Handlangers]]'' (“The spy and his cronies” - 1907), ''[[Amper maar nog nie]]'' (“Almost but not quite” – 1907), ''[[Die Selfsugtige Skoolmeester]]''. Much later came  ''[[Oupa]]'' (1926), ''[[Die Dobbelspelletjie]]'' (“The gambling game” – 1930) and ''[[Die Jonge Skrywer]]'' (“The young writer” - 1931), in which he reacts strongly to negative criticism, notably from [[Gustav Schoeman Preller|Preller]] and Schoonees.
+Among his later plays the better known are ''[[Anjelina]]'' (1903), ''[[Die Spioen en sy Handlangers]]'' (“The spy and his cronies” - 1907), ''[[Amper maar nog nie]]'' (“Almost but not quite” – 1907), ''[[Die Selfsugtige Skoolmeester]]'' (with [[P. de Waal]]). Much later came  ''[[Oupa]]'' (1926), ''[[Die Dobbelspelletjie]]'' (“The gambling game” – 1930) and ''[[Die Jonge Skrywer]]'' (“The young writer” - 1931), in which he reacts strongly to negative criticism, notably from [[Gustav Schoeman Preller|Preller]] and Schoonees.
 De Waal also contributed to the stock of dramatic literature in [[Afrikaans]] by translating a number of European and English works, including ''[['n Anonieme Briefwisseling]]'' ("An anonymous correspondence", 1907),  ''[[‘n Skoonvader]]'' ("A Father-in-Law", 1910)

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 These include ''[[Die Dokter van die Dorp|Di dokter van di dorp]]'' ("The doctor of the town"), ''[[Jan en Katrina]]'', ''[[‘n Les oor die Tier|'n Les oor di Tier]]'' ("a lesson about the tiger") and ''[[Jacob Riem en di Varki]]'' ("Jacob Riem and the Pig"), which appear to have been among the very first plays specifically performed in [[Afrikaans]] (possibly in Uitenhage in 1892, in Cape Town ca.1893 or 1894).
-Among his later plays the better known are ''[[Anjelina]]'' (1903), ''[[Die Spioen en sy Handlangers]]'' (“The spy and his cronies” - 1907), ''[[Amper maar nog nie]]'' (“Almost but not quite” – 1907). Much later came  ''[[Oupa]]'' (1926), ''[[Die Dobbelspelletjie]]'' (“The gambling game” – 1930) and ''[[Die Jonge Skrywer]]'' (“The young writer” - 1931), in which he reacts strongly to negative criticism, notably from [[Gustav Schoeman Preller|Preller]] and Schoonees.
+Among his later plays the better known are ''[[Anjelina]]'' (1903), ''[[Die Spioen en sy Handlangers]]'' (“The spy and his cronies” - 1907), ''[[Amper maar nog nie]]'' (“Almost but not quite” – 1907), ''[[Die Selfsugtige Skoolmeester]]''. Much later came  ''[[Oupa]]'' (1926), ''[[Die Dobbelspelletjie]]'' (“The gambling game” – 1930) and ''[[Die Jonge Skrywer]]'' (“The young writer” - 1931), in which he reacts strongly to negative criticism, notably from [[Gustav Schoeman Preller|Preller]] and Schoonees.
 De Waal also contributed to the stock of dramatic literature in [[Afrikaans]] by translating a number of European and English works, including ''[['n Anonieme Briefwisseling]]'' ("An anonymous correspondence", 1907),  ''[[‘n Skoonvader]]'' ("A Father-in-Law", 1910)

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 == Biography ==
-[[Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr de Waal]] , he  generally wrote and published as [[J.H.H. de Waal]], though in earlier years, he was also referred to as [[Janni]] or [[Janni de Waal]].
+[[Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr de Waal]] , he  generally wrote and published as [[J.H.H. de Waal]], though in earlier years, he was also referred to as [[Janni]], or [[Janni de Waal]].
 He trained as a lawyer and initially became a teacher in Uitenhage and Utrecht, then moved to Cape Town in 1893?*. A founding member of the [[Die Afrikaanse Taalvereniging]] (3 November 1906), he battled to get [[Afrikaans]] recognized in the Cape courts.

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	[[J.H.H. de Waal]] (1871-1937) was a teacher, writer, poet, dramatist and editor.		[[J.H.H. de Waal]] (1871-1937) was a teacher, writer, poet, dramatist and editor.

−	He also wrote under the names [[Janni]] or [[Janni de Waal]], particularly in earlier years. ~~The~~ name [[Jannie]] also appears in one case, probably also a pseudonym used by De Waal.	+	He also wrote under the names [[Janni]] or [[Janni de Waal]], particularly in earlier years. In later years the name [[Jannie]] also appears in one case, probably also a pseudonym used by De Waal .

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	[[J.H.H. de Waal]] (1871-1937) was a teacher, writer, poet, dramatist and editor.		[[J.H.H. de Waal]] (1871-1937) was a teacher, writer, poet, dramatist and editor.

−	He also wrote under the names [[Janni]] or [[Janni de Waal]], particularly in earlier years.	+	He also wrote under the names [[Janni]] or [[Janni de Waal]], particularly in earlier years. The name [[Jannie]] also appears in one case, probably also a pseudonym used by De Waal.

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 De Waal also contributed to the stock of dramatic literature in [[Afrikaans]] by translating a number of European and English works, including ''[['n Anonieme Briefwisseling]]'' ("An anonymous correspondence", 1907),  ''[[‘n Skoonvader]]'' ("A Father-in-Law", 1910)
-Many of his dramatic works were published in a collection called ''[[Stompies]]'' in 1911.
+Many of his short dramatic works were published in a collection of stories, rhymes en short plays called ''[[Stompies]]'' in 1911.
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	De Waal also contributed to the stock of dramatic literature in [[Afrikaans]] by translating a number of European and English works, including ''[['n Anonieme Briefwisseling]]'' ("An anonymous correspondence", 1907), ''[[‘n Skoonvader]]'' ("A Father-in-Law", 1910)		De Waal also contributed to the stock of dramatic literature in [[Afrikaans]] by translating a number of European and English works, including ''[['n Anonieme Briefwisseling]]'' ("An anonymous correspondence", 1907), ''[[‘n Skoonvader]]'' ("A Father-in-Law", 1910)
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		+	Many of his dramatic works were published in a collection called ''[[Stompies]]'' in 1911.

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 [[Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr de Waal]] , he  generally wrote and published as [[J.H.H. de Waal]], though in earlier years, he was also referred to as [[Janni]] or [[Janni de Waal]].
-He trained as a lawyer and initially became a teacher in Uitenhage and Utrecht, then moved to Cape Town in 1893?*. A founding member of the [[Afrikaanse Taalvereniging]] (3 November 1906), he battled to get [[Afrikaans]] recognized in the Cape courts.
+He trained as a lawyer and initially became a teacher in Uitenhage and Utrecht, then moved to Cape Town in 1893?*. A founding member of the [[Die Afrikaanse Taalvereniging]] (3 November 1906), he battled to get [[Afrikaans]] recognized in the Cape courts.
 Editor of ''[[De Goede Hoop]]'' (1903-1914), in which most of his verse, prose plays - written in an early form of [[Afrikaans]] - first appeared.