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H.L. Gonin '''Henri Louis Gonin''' (1906-1997), former Professor in Classical Studies at the University of Pretoria where he later became the Head of the Department of Latin and later Dean of the Faculty of Arts. He was a founding member of the Classical Association of South Africa.
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[[H.L. Gonin]] (1906-1997), classicist and translator.  
  
He was the author of the first Latin Grammar in [[Afrikaans]].  
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== Biography ==
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Born Henri Louis Gonin. He became a professor in Classical Studies at the University of Pretoria, later  the Head of the Department of Latin and later Dean of the Faculty of Arts.
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He was a founding member of the Classical Association of South Africa and was the author of the first Latin Grammar in [[Afrikaans]].  
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== Contribution to theatre and performance in South Africa ==
  
 
He translated the French drama ''[[Les Corbeaux]]'' into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Aasvoëls]]''.
 
He translated the French drama ''[[Les Corbeaux]]'' into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Die Aasvoëls]]''.
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== Sources ==
 
== Sources ==
  
Obituary  by Dawie Kriel published in ''Insig'' May 1997.
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Obituary  by Dawie Kriel, published in ''[[Insig]]'' May 1997.
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Revision as of 12:05, 6 December 2016

H.L. Gonin (1906-1997), classicist and translator.


Biography

Born Henri Louis Gonin. He became a professor in Classical Studies at the University of Pretoria, later the Head of the Department of Latin and later Dean of the Faculty of Arts.

He was a founding member of the Classical Association of South Africa and was the author of the first Latin Grammar in Afrikaans.

Contribution to theatre and performance in South Africa

He translated the French drama Les Corbeaux into Afrikaans as Die Aasvoëls.

Sources

Obituary by Dawie Kriel, published in Insig May 1997.



Return to The ESAT Entries

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