Philippus du Plessis Grobler

Philippus du Plessis Grobler (1874–1959) was an academic with an interest in drama.

BEING WRITTEN

Also credited as P. du P. Grobler in some sources.

Biography

He was married to Maria Magdalena Gerber (1876–1973).

He wrote and brioadcast a wide range of articles and reviews on Afrikaans literature over the years in journals like Standpunte, Theoria and Die Huisgenoot. Omonh them there is trenchant though negative review of the first full translation of Hamlet into Afrikaans " Hamlet in Afrikaans", Standpunte Jaargang 2 No. 1 1945: pp. 50-59).

A selection of his writings and broadcastas are contianed in Verkennings (Human & Rousseau, 1962).

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(See entries on Grobler in the ESAT Bibliography)