Hermann Giliomee, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Hermann Giliomee

South African writer and historian

Date of Birth: 04-Apr-1938

Place of Birth: Sterkstroom, Eastern Cape, South Africa

Profession: writer, historian, university teacher, journalist

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Hermann Giliomee is an author of historical and political studies, former Professor of Political Studies at the University of Cape Town (1983–2002), President of the South African Institute of Race Relations (1995–1997) and Extraordinary Professor of History at the Stellenbosch University.He co-founded Die Suid-Afrikaans, an Afrikaans journal of opinion in 1984.
Giliomee was a regular columnist for the Cape Times, The Rand Daily Mail and other periodicals from 1980 to 1997 and is writing a political column for the Afrikaans morning newspapers Die Burger, Beeld and Volksblad.