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Alexander Wilmot
1836–1924
A South African historian, poet, and playwright, he wrote widely about the Cape, the Zulu War, and the broader history of southern Africa. His work helped shape how generations of readers encountered the region's past.
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History of the Zulu War
by Alexander Wilmot
About the author
Born in 1836, Alexander Wilmot became a South African writer whose work ranged across history, poetry, and drama. Sources on his life describe him as a postmaster in Port Elizabeth, and as a historian and playwright who also published under the name A. Wilmot.
He wrote a number of books on southern African history, including The History of the Zulu War, The Poetry of South Africa, Monomotapa (Rhodesia); its monuments, and its history from the most ancient times to the present century, The Story of the Expansion of Southern Africa, and The History of South Africa. He also co-authored History of the Colony of the Cape of Good Hope with John Centlivres Chase.
Wilmot died in 1924. He is remembered as one of the prolific nineteenth-century writers who documented the history and culture of southern Africa for both general readers and students.