author
C. W. H. (Christiaan Willem Hendrik) Van der Post
1856–1914
A Dutch-born writer, teacher, lawyer, and public figure in the Orange Free State, he brought Boer history and frontier life into fiction. He is best remembered for "Piet Uijs," a historical novel that helped preserve the story of the Voortrekkers in Natal.
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Piet Uijs, of lijden en strijd der voortrekkers in Natal
by C. W. H. (Christiaan Willem Hendrik) Van der Post
About the author
Born in Leiden on March 26, 1856, he moved to South Africa as a small child and built a remarkably varied career there. Sources describe him not only as an author, but also as a teacher, lawyer, commandant, politician, and diplomat in the Orange Free State.
His best-known book is Piet Uijs, of lijden en strijd der voortrekkers in Natal, a historical novel in Dutch. The work helped fix his reputation as a writer interested in the struggles, beliefs, and history of the Voortrekkers.
He died in Philippolis on August 20, 1914. He is also noted as the father of writer Laurens van der Post.