Michiel Heyns, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Michiel Heyns

South African writer and academic

Date of Birth: 02-Dec-1943

Place of Birth: Stellenbosch, Western Cape, South Africa

Profession: writer, translator

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Michiel Heyns (born 2 December 1943) is a South African author, translator and academic. He went to school in Thaba 'Nchu, Kimberley and Grahamstown, and later studied at the University of Stellenbosch and Cambridge University before serving as a professor of English at the University of Stellenbosch, from 1983 until 2003. Since then he has concentrated on his writing full-time, and has won numerous awards for his reviews, translations and novels.