Lewin, Hugh

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Lewin, Hugh
Date of birth
1939-12-03
Date of death
2019-01-16
Associated country
Great Britain
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Field of activity
Journalism
South Africa--Politics and government
Occupation
Journalists
Political activists
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 102451695
Wikidata: Q42686911
Library of congress: n 82108700
OCoLC: oca00805166
Sources of Information
  • Bandiet, 1981:t.p. (Hugh Lewin) p. 4 of cover (b. in South Africa in 1939)
  • Guardian WWW site, viewed Jan. 23, 2019(Hugh Lewin, journalist and activist, born 3 December 1939, Lydenburg; died 16 January 2019)
  • Stones against the mirror, 2011:title page (Hugh Lewin) page 4 of cover (left South Africa in December 1971. Ten years in exile in London were followed by ten years in Zimbabwe. He returned to South Africa in 1992 and became director of the Institute for the Advancement of Journalism in Johannesburg. He works as a freelance media trainer)
  • His Bandiet ... 1974:t.p. (Hugh Lewin)
  • SANB 89(hdg.: Lewin, Hugh, 1939-; usage: Hugh Lewin)

Wikipedia description:

Hugh Lewin (3 December 1939 – 16 January 2019) was a South African anti-apartheid activist and writer. He was imprisoned from 1964 to 1971 for his activities in support of the African Resistance Movement, and then spent 20 years in exile, returning to South Africa in 1992. An account of his experience, Bandiet (Afrikaans: "bandit"), won the Olive Schreiner Prize in 2003.

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