Difference between revisions of "L.I. Coertze"
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
[[L.I. Coertze]] (19**-) was a Academic author and translator. | [[L.I. Coertze]] (19**-) was a Academic author and translator. | ||
| − | Born Lukas Ignatius Coertze, | + | ==Biography== |
| + | |||
| + | Born [[Lukas Ignatius Coertze]], | ||
He wrote his doctoral thesis on Trusts and trustees in the Roman-Dutch law in a work entitled ''Die trust in die Romeins-Hollandse reg'' (published by Universiteits-Uitgewers en -Boek-handelaars (Edms.) Beperk., Stellenbosch, in 1948). He went on to publish a number of other legal works, including the ''English-Afrikaans Legal Dictionary'' (with V.G. Hiemstra, Juta & Co., 1948), . | He wrote his doctoral thesis on Trusts and trustees in the Roman-Dutch law in a work entitled ''Die trust in die Romeins-Hollandse reg'' (published by Universiteits-Uitgewers en -Boek-handelaars (Edms.) Beperk., Stellenbosch, in 1948). He went on to publish a number of other legal works, including the ''English-Afrikaans Legal Dictionary'' (with V.G. Hiemstra, Juta & Co., 1948), . | ||
Revision as of 16:20, 18 March 2020
L.I. Coertze (19**-) was a Academic author and translator.
Biography
Born Lukas Ignatius Coertze,
He wrote his doctoral thesis on Trusts and trustees in the Roman-Dutch law in a work entitled Die trust in die Romeins-Hollandse reg (published by Universiteits-Uitgewers en -Boek-handelaars (Edms.) Beperk., Stellenbosch, in 1948). He went on to publish a number of other legal works, including the English-Afrikaans Legal Dictionary (with V.G. Hiemstra, Juta & Co., 1948), .
Contribution to South African theatre
He translated two Shakespeare plays into Afrikaans:
Hamlet (published as Hamlet, prins van Denemarke by the Stewart Printing Co. in Cape Town in 1945, with illustrations by Maud Sumner; first performed by a company brought together by André Huguenet and African Consolidated Theatres in 1947)
Macbeth (published by Stewart Printing Co., Cape Town, in 1948, with illustrations by Nerine Desmond; first performed 1950 by NTO).
Sources
http://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2006123748/
Return to ESAT Personalities C
Return to South African Theatre Personalities
Return to Main Page
