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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| instanceOf |
Afrikaans-language poet
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human → journalist → naturalist → poet → writer → |
| continentOfCitizenship |
Africa
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| countryOfCitizenship |
South Africa
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| ethnicGroup |
Afrikaner
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| familyName |
Marais
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| fieldOfWork |
ethology
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journalism → literature → psychology → zoology → |
| genre |
nature writing
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poetry → scientific essay → |
| givenName |
Eugène
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| 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
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| 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 |
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 → |
Referenced by (10)
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Die Siel van die Mier
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The Soul of the Ape → Versamelde Gedigte → Winternag → |
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Winternag
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Versamelde Gedigte
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Eugène Marais
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name |
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Church Street Cemetery, Pretoria
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Afrikaners
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Winternag
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writtenBy |