Hettie Smit
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Hettie Smit (1908–1973) was an Afrikaans novelist
Using her maiden name of "Hettie Smit" as the pseudonym van S.J. van Vuuren (1908–1973), best known for her novel Sy Kom met die Sekelmaan (1937) - based on her correspondence with the critic, poet and author W.E.G. Louw.
Born on 21 November 1908 in Koffiefontein in the Free State, she later went to school in Brandfort and then went to the the University of Cape Town to complete M.A. and a B.Educ. degrees. She became a teacher at a range of schools in places like Wellington, Prins Albert, Hennenman, Bloemfontein, Kimberley and Pretoria.
Later she married to S.J. van Vuuren and the couple had two sons.
After her marriage, she worked as a civil servant in the Central Bureau of Translation.
