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| − | '''Jan Reinder Leonard van Bruggen''' (1895-1948) was an [[Afrikaans]] poet, author, school teacher and university lecturer. His popular nickname was "Kleinjan" ("Little Jan"), probably because he was just under two metres tall. | + | '''Jan Reinder Leonard van Bruggen''' (1895-1948) was an [[Afrikaans]] poet, author, school teacher and university lecturer. His popular nickname was "Kleinjan" ("Little Jan"), probably because he was just under two metres tall, and he sometimes used "Kleinjan" as a pen name. |
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| + | He graduated in 1922 with a MA-degree in Dutch from the [[Transvaal University College]] (later the [[University of Pretoria]]) | ||
See: ''[[Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek]]'' | See: ''[[Bakens: Gedramatiseerde mylpale uit die Groot Trek]]'' | ||
Revision as of 07:44, 8 June 2016
Jan Reinder Leonard van Bruggen (1895-1948) was an Afrikaans poet, author, school teacher and university lecturer. His popular nickname was "Kleinjan" ("Little Jan"), probably because he was just under two metres tall, and he sometimes used "Kleinjan" as a pen name.
He graduated in 1922 with a MA-degree in Dutch from the Transvaal University College (later the University of Pretoria)
