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A. D. (August D.) Luckhoff
Remembered for a deeply humane firsthand account of the South African War, this minister and writer turned lived experience into a vivid record of suffering, endurance, and care. His best-known work still stands out for its compassion and immediacy.
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Woman's Endurance
by A. D. (August D.) Luckhoff
About the author
Born in Colesberg in 1874, August Daniël Lückhoff was a South African minister in the Dutch Reformed Church who later became known to readers as A. D. Luckhoff. Before and alongside his writing, he built a life in education, theology, and church service.
He is best known for Woman's Endurance, drawn from his time as chaplain at the Bethulie concentration camp during the South African War. The book is valued as a firsthand account of the hardship faced there, especially by women and children, and for the empathy with which he recorded what he witnessed.
Afrikaans biographical sources describe a long career in ministry and social welfare work, including service in congregations such as Caledon and Darling and later pioneering work as the Dutch Reformed Church's first secretary for poor relief. He died in Stellenbosch in 1963.