Ants Kirsipuu
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Ants Kirsipuu, (1927-2003) was a linguist and translator.
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Biography
He was born in Estonia and came to South Africa in 1950 and later married Wilma Stockenström. He learnt Afrikaans well enough to do translations into Afrikaans within seven years of his arrival.
Contribution to SA theatre, film, media and/or performance
He translated A Hundred Years Old by the Quintero brothers, Max Frisch's Andorra (in this case with his wife Wilma Stockenström, credited as "Wilma Kirsipuu").
Sources
Die Taalgenoot, 26(7), 1957.
Lantern, 7(1), 1957.
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