Eugène Marais

Eugène N. Marais
Eugène N. Marais – writer, lawyer and naturalist
Born(1871-01-09)9 January 1871
Pretoria, South African Republic
Died29 March 1936(1936-03-29) (aged 65)
Farm near Pelindaba
Resting placeHeroes' Acre, Pretoria, South Africa
OccupationPoet, naturalist, lawyer
Spouse
Aletta Beyers
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(m. 1894⁠–⁠1895)​
Children1

Eugène Nielen Marais (/ˈjuːdʒiːn mɑːˈreɪ/; 9 January 1871 – 29 March 1936) was a South African lawyer, naturalist, writer and poète maudit in the Second Language Movement of Afrikaans literature. Since his death by his own hand, Marais has been widely hailed as a literary and scientific genius and a cultural hero of the Afrikaner people.

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