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N A Blanckenberg

1904-1988

Translator of Latin poetry into Afrikaans

Nicolaas A (Nico) Blanckenberg studied at the Teacher's College in Graaff-Reinet (BA 1925) and at Stellenbosch University (Higher Teacher's diploma 1927, MEd 1939).
1929-1945: Head of the School in Cookhouse. Taught afterwards at the Teacher's Colleges in Graaff-Reinet, Mowbray and Oudtshoorn. After his retirement from the Teacher's College in Graaff-Reinet in the middle sixties, he served as inspector for coloured schools and then as lecturer at the Paarl Teacher's College.
Thereafter he moved to Langebaan where he dedicated his time to his great love: the translation of Latin poetry into Afrikaans. Later he moved to retirement homes in Somerset West and Strand. At the time of his death he was translating Augustinus (die Belydenisse van die Kerkvader Augustinus).

Award: Academy Award for the translation of poetry 1977 and 1983

Books:
Die psigologie van spelmoeilikhede: 'n literatuurstudie, 1940
Francois Smuts Collection (compiler), 1973
Landelike Poesie van Vergilius (Bucolica Georgica), 1975
Joan Forman, Die Romeine, 1977
Virgil, Van wapens en 'n man (Aeneis), 1980
Speeltyd (Co-author Ada M. Ferreira Blanckenberg)
Fluit-fluit vooruit (Co-author Ada M. Ferreira Blanckenberg)
Voel-voel vorentoe - Lees, leer en lewe : moedertaal-leesboeke vir die laerskool (Co-author Ada M. Ferreira Blanckenberg), Maskew Miller, 19??
By die voor (Co-author Ada M. Ferreira Blanckenberg)
Land, lug en see (Co-author Ada M. Ferreira Blanckenberg)
Klinkende dade (Co-author Ada M. Ferreira Blanckenberg)
Die boot en die bal (Co-author Ada M. Ferreira Blanckenberg)
Die wye wereld (Co-author Ada M. Ferreira Blanckenberg)

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