Eugène Marais
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Eugène Marais was a pioneering South African poet, journalist, and naturalist whose Afrikaans writings and groundbreaking studies of termites and baboons made him a key figure in Afrikaner cultural and scientific history.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eugène Marais canonical | 11 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afrikaans-language poet
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ naturalist ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| continentOfCitizenship | Africa ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Afrikaners
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surface form:
Afrikaner
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| familyName | Marais ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethology
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journalism ⓘ literature ⓘ psychology ⓘ zoology ⓘ |
| genre |
nature writing
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poetry ⓘ scientific essay ⓘ |
| givenName | Eugène ⓘ |
| hasRole |
key figure in Afrikaner cultural history
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pioneer of scientific writing in Afrikaans ⓘ |
| influenced |
Afrikaans literature
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South African nature writing ⓘ later ethologists ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Afrikaner cultural history
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early Afrikaans poetry ⓘ pioneering studies of baboon behaviour ⓘ pioneering studies of termite societies ⓘ popularising scientific ideas in Afrikaans ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Afrikaans
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Dutch ⓘ |
| movement |
Afrikaner nationalism
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early Afrikaans literary movement ⓘ |
| name | Eugène Marais self-link ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Die Siel van die Mier
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The Soul of the Ape ⓘ Versamelde Gedigte ⓘ Winternag ⓘ |
| occupation |
journalist
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lawyer ⓘ naturalist ⓘ poet ⓘ psychologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Transvaal
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surface form:
South African Republic
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| studied |
animal behaviour
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baboons ⓘ social insects ⓘ termites ⓘ |
| writingLanguage |
Afrikaans
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Dutch ⓘ |
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