H.L. Gonin
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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.
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