Tim Couzens

Tim Couzens
Born (1944-02-13)13 February 1944
Durban, South Africa
Died 26 October 2016(2016-10-26) (aged 72)
Occupation Writer, literary and social historian
Language English
Nationality South African
Education Durban High School
Alma mater

Tim Couzens (1944–2016) was a South African literary and social historian, and travel writer.[1] He was educated at Durban High School, Rhodes University, and the University of the Witwatersrand. He won a number of awards for his works, and was employed in the Graduate School for Humanities and Social Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg.[2]

Couzens authored 16 distinct works[3] and was also involved in the publication of Nelson Mandela's "Conversations With Myself".[4]

In mid October 2016 Couzens suffered a severe head injury from a fall causing a brain haemorrhage. He fell into a coma and then died on October 26.[5]

Publications

  • The Return of the Amasi Bird: Black South African Poetry 1891-1981 (Ravan Press, 1982), co-edited with Essop Patel[2][6]
  • The New African: A Study of the Life and Work of H.I.E. Dhlomo (Ravan Press, 1985)
  • Tramp Royal: The True Story of Trader Horn (Wits University Press, 1992)
  • A new edition of Sol Plaatje's Mhudi with (Francolin Publishers, 1996)
  • Battles of South Africa (David Philip, 2004)

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "RIP Tim Couzens (1944-2016)". Books Live Sunday Time. Sunday Time. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "About Tim Couzens". Random Struik. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "Books by Tim Couzens (Author of Tramp Royal)". www.goodreads.com. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  4. ↑ "Respected author Tim Couzens dies". News24. Retrieved 2016-10-28.
  5. ↑ Entry at Durban High School Class of 1961 tribute page. Retrieved 2018-06-14.
  6. ↑ Grant-Marshall, Sue (28 October 2014). "AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Pity of the Great War". Business Day Live. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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