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Eugène Marais
South African lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer
Eugène N. Marais | |
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Eugène N. Marais – writer, lawyer and naturalist | |
| Born | (1871-01-09)9 January 1871 Pretoria, South African Republic |
| Died | 29 March 1936(1936-03-29) (aged 65) Farm near Pelindaba |
| Resting place | Heroes' Acre, Pretoria, South Africa |
| Occupation | Poet, naturalist, lawyer |
| Spouse | Aletta Beyers (m. 1894–1895) |
| Children | 1 |
Eugène Nielen Marais (; 9 January 1871 – 29 March 1936) was a South African lawyer, naturalist, and important 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.[1]
His early years, before and during the Boer War
Marais was born in Pretoria,[1] the thirteenth and last child of Jan Christiaan Nielen Marais and