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1865-1985
Pringle, Thomas
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Scotland
Birth date: 1780-01-05
Birth location:
Blaiklaw,
Scotland
Death date: 1834-12-05
Thomas Pringle was born in 1789 in Scotland, though he is sometimes called "the father of South African poetry." Pringle emigrated to South Africa in 1820. He was the first poet to describe South African landscapes and people in the English language. He published a newspaper and a magazine in Cape Town.
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