Anna de Villiers

Anna de Villiers
BornAnna Johanna Dorothea de Villiers
(1900-12-24)24 December 1900
Stellenbosch, Cape Colony
Died(1975-11-01)1 November 1975
Stellenbosch, South Africa
OccupationWriter, lexicographer, and educator
NationalitySouth African
Alma materUniversity of Stellenbosch
(B.A., M.A.)

Anna Johanna Dorothea de Villiers (24 December 1900 – 1 November 1979) was an Afrikaans South African writer, lexicographer, and educator from South Africa.[1] She is best known for her contributions to Die Afrikaanse woordeboek and Woordeboek van die Afrikaanse Taal.[1] After receiving her doctorate, she taught at the Technical College in Pretoria.[2]

Additionally, Villiers published a number of novels including:[1][2]

She received an honorary doctorate from the University of London in 1948.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d Verwey, E. J. (1995). "De Villiers, Anna Johanna Dorothea". New Dictionary of South African Biography. Pretoria, South Africa: HSRC Press. pp. 59–61. ISBN 9780796916488.
  2. ^ a b Breuer, Rosemarie. "Anna J. D. de Villiers". www.stellenboschwriters.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.


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