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F. C. (Foort Cornelis) Dominicus

b. 1884

A Dutch teacher and writer with a strong interest in language, he is remembered for work that ranges from Esperanto study to historical writing about South Africa. His books suggest a practical, curious mind drawn to both words and everyday life in the past.

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About the author

Born on December 29, 1884, and dying on June 9, 1976, F. C. Dominicus was a Dutch writer and teacher. Library and authority records identify him as Foort Cornelis Dominicus, and Wikimedia Commons also notes his connection to Esperanto.

The surviving records available online are brief, but they point to a writer who moved between education and scholarship. One of his known books, published in 1919, is Het huiselik en maatschappelik leven van de Zuid-Afrikaner in de eerste helft der 18de eeuw, a study of domestic and social life in early eighteenth-century South Africa.

Because detailed biographical sources are limited in the material I could confirm, much of his personal story remains unclear. Even so, the works linked to his name show a lasting interest in language, teaching, and the texture of everyday history.