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03 January 2023
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Dr Dolf van Niekerk.
The University of the Free State (UFS) would like to express its condolences to the family and friends of South African author, Dr Dolf van Niekerk, on his passing.
Dr Van Niekerk, the recipient of an
honorary doctorate from the UFS, passed away on 31 December 2022. The UFS awarded a Doctor of Letters to Dr Dolf van Niekerk during its April 2021 graduation ceremony.
Dr Van Niekerk was a celebrated author who also achieved fame as a dramatist and radio presenter. An alumnus of the UFS, he received a BA degree from the university cum laude in 1949. He also played a role in academia and was an emeritus professor at the University of Pretoria until his retirement in 1994. His work includes 27 books in philosophy, poetry, fiction, drama, and memoirs, for which he has received numerous awards. These include the
Eugene Marais Prize, the MER Prize, and the Scheepers Award for Youth Literature.
“Dr van Niekerk is a Kovsie alumnus with a deep connection to the Free State. He played a significant role in the country’s literary history, and it was an honour for the university to award him with an honorary degree. A wordsmith of note, Dr van Niekerk’s contributions to South African literature, radio, and stage will live on," says
Prof Francis Petersen, Rector and Vice-Chancellor.
Dr Daniël Hugo presents memorial lecturer
2008-05-16
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The 27th D.F. Malherbe Memorial Lecture was held on the Main Campus of the University of the Free State (UFS) in Bloemfontein this week. The lecture was presented by Dr Daniël Hugo, writer, renowned translator of English and Dutch works, and executive director of die Huis der Nederlanden in Cape Town. The topic of his lecture was: "Die geheime werking van literêre invloed: D.J. Opperman en D.F. Malherbe". During his visit Dr Hugo spoke to postgraduate students and he also delivered a lecture to the Genootskap Nederland - Suid-Afrika at the UFS. Attending the lecture were, from the left: Prof. Hennie van Coller, Head of the Department Afrikaans and Dutch, German and French, Prof. Gerhardt de Klerk, Dean: Faculty of the Humanities, Dr Hugo, and Prof. Driekie Hay, Vice-Rector: Academic Planning.
Photo: Stephen Collett
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