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G. R. (Gideon Retief) Von Wielligh

1859–1932

Best remembered for preserving San oral storytelling and early Afrikaans prose, this South African writer and surveyor left behind books that still feel close to the spoken voice. His work helped record stories and language traditions that might otherwise have been lost.

4 Audiobooks

Boesman-Stories, Deel 1. Mitologie en legendes

Boesman-Stories, Deel 1. Mitologie en legendes

by G. R. (Gideon Retief) Von Wielligh

Boesman-Stories, Deel 3. Die boesman self, sy sedes, gewoontes en bekwaamhede

by G. R. (Gideon Retief) Von Wielligh

Boesman-Stories, Deel 2. Dierstories en ander verhale

by G. R. (Gideon Retief) Von Wielligh

Boesman-Stories, Deel 4. Gemengde Vertellings, mees van 'n Awontuurlike Aard

Boesman-Stories, Deel 4. Gemengde Vertellings, mees van 'n Awontuurlike Aard

by G. R. (Gideon Retief) Von Wielligh

About the author

Born in 1859 and dying in 1932, G. R. von Wielligh was a South African surveyor, writer, and one of the early figures in Afrikaans literature. He is commonly listed as Gideon Retief von Wielligh, and his published work is still cataloged under the name G. R. (Gideon Retief) Von Wielligh.

He is especially known for collecting and retelling stories connected with San narrators, as well as for writing in Afrikaans at a time when the language was still establishing its literary place. That combination of field experience, listening, and writing gave his work a lasting documentary value alongside its literary interest.

Reliable portrait images were not clearly available from the sources I could confirm here, so no profile image is included.