author
G. R. (Gideon Retief) Von Wielligh
1859–1932
An early Afrikaans writer and land surveyor, he helped preserve stories and observations from southern Africa in books that still feel rooted in place and memory. His work sits at the meeting point of literature, folklore, and firsthand experience.
4 Audiobooks
Boesman-Stories, Deel 1. Mitologie en legendes
by G. R. (Gideon Retief) Von Wielligh
Boesman-Stories, Deel 4. Gemengde Vertellings, mees van 'n Awontuurlike Aard
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 3. Die boesman self, sy sedes, gewoontes en bekwaamhede
by G. R. (Gideon Retief) Von Wielligh
About the author
Born on April 1, 1859, Gideon Retief von Wielligh was a South African land surveyor who also became an important early popular writer in Afrikaans. He was educated at Paarl Gymnasium and qualified in land surveying while still young, building a career that included government survey work in the Zuid-Afrikaansche Republiek.
Alongside that work, he wrote extensively and became known as a significant figure in the period between the first and second Afrikaans language movements. His books drew on oral storytelling, regional history, and his own experience, and he published widely enough that many of his works are still available through Project Gutenberg.
Von Wielligh died in 1932. He is especially remembered for helping record and pass on stories from southern Africa, giving later readers a vivid glimpse of the language, folklore, and cultural world that shaped his writing.