Benedict Wallet Vilakazi
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Benedict Wallet Vilakazi was a pioneering South African poet, novelist, and linguist, renowned for his major contributions to Zulu literature and African-language scholarship.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Benedict Wallet Vilakazi canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
South African writer
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linguist ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| academicDegree | Doctor of Philosophy ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1906-01-06 ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
African-language literary criticism
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development of modern Zulu poetry ⓘ standardization of written Zulu ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | South Africa ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1947-10-26 ⓘ |
| doctoralThesisSubject | Zulu poetry and oral tradition ⓘ |
| employer | University of the Witwatersrand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Zulu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Vilakazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
African-language literature
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Bantu linguistics ⓘ Zulu literature ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
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poetry ⓘ |
| givenName | Benedict NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHonor | Vilakazi Street in Soweto named after him ⓘ |
| influenced | later generations of Zulu poets ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression |
English
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Zulu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | early modern Zulu literature ⓘ |
| name | Benedict Wallet Vilakazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | South African NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | first black South African to receive a PhD from a South African university ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Amal’ezulu
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Inkondlo kaZulu NERFINISHED ⓘ Nje Nempela NERFINISHED ⓘ Noma Nini NERFINISHED ⓘ Udingiswayo KaJobe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
linguist
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novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Groutville, KwaZulu-Natal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Johannesburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | lecturer in Bantu languages ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
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surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
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| studied | Bantu languages ⓘ |
| taught |
Bantu literature
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Zulu language ⓘ |
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