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A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985
Scully, William Charles 'W. C.'
Biography
South Africa
Birth date: 1855-10-29
Birth location:
Dublin,
Ireland
Death date: 1943-08-25
William Charles Scully was born in Ireland but emigrated to South Africa with his family in 1867. He wrote works considered sympathetic to the aboriginal peoples of South Africa, and organised the building of "New Brighton," a township for aboriginal African people in Port Elizabeth. Following the Boer War, Scully investigated war crimes by the British forces in the Cape Province.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Charles_Scully
News Items (2)
- South African Poetry. (1909-05-24) | Poet
- South African Natives (1919-08-24) | Mentioned Poet
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