Sir Laurens Jan van der Post (aka Laurens van der Post) December 13, 1906 - December 16, 1996. Famous 20th century Afrikaner author of many books, farmer, war hero, political adviser to British heads of government, godparent of Prince William, educator, journalist, humanitarian, philosopher, explorer, and conservationist. Wikipedia
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The obituary of Sir Laurens van der Post, as it was published in TheAustralian on 20 December 1996 , where it was reproduced from the 17 December 1996 edition of The Times, London. www.humancondition.info/Articles/SirLaurensvanderPost.html
In A Province was Laurens van der Post 's first novel, written with a young man's fire and fury, but tempered by his characteristic wisdom and profound human understanding that have made it a small classic in its treatment of racial conflict in Africa. L www.ratical.org/many_worlds/LvdP/works.html