Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven

South African politician

Date of Birth: 13-Aug-1873

Date of Death: 15-Jul-1932

Profession: writer, lawyer, poet, politician, translator

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven (13 August 1873 – 15 July 1932), who published under his initials C.J.
Langenhoven, was a South African poet who played a major role in the development of Afrikaans literature and cultural history.
His poetry was one of the then young language's foremost promoters.
He is best known to have written the words for the national anthem of South Africa, "Die Stem van Suid-Afrika", which was used during the apartheid era.
He was affectionately known as Sagmoedige Neelsie (Gentle Neelsie) or Kerneels.